African Migrant vs European water vole

Catopsilia florella compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• African Migrant is Not Evaluated while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Migrant	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Pieridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Catopsilia	Arvicola
Species	Catopsilia florella	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

African Migrant and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

African Migrant

NE — Not Evaluated

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Migrant	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Migrant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Malta, Portugal, and Spain.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

African Migrant

The African Migrant (Catopsilia florella) is a species in the genus Catopsilia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.