Brindled Flat-body vs field vole

Agonopterix arenella compared with Microtus agrestis

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while field vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	field 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	Depressariidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Agonopterix	Microtus
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Microtus agrestis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brindled Flat-body and field vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

field vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	field vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brindled Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

field 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.

Brindled Flat-body

The Brindled Flat-body (Agonopterix arenella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

field vole

field vole (Microtus agrestis) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden