field vole vs Indian muntjac

Microtus agrestis compared with Muntiacus muntjak

Key Differences

• field vole is Near Threatened while Indian muntjac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field vole	Indian muntjac
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)
Family	Cricetidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Microtus	Muntiacus
Species	Microtus agrestis	Muntiacus muntjak

Evolutionary Relationship

field vole and Indian muntjac share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

field vole

NT — Near Threatened

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field vole	Indian muntjac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Indian muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway