common vole vs Handley s Slender Opossum

Microtus arvalis compared with Marmosops handleyi

Key Differences

• common vole is Near Threatened while Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common vole	Handley s Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cricetidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Microtus	Marmosops
Species	Microtus arvalis	Marmosops handleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

common vole and Handley s Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

common vole

NT — Near Threatened

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common vole	Handley s Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

common vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Handley s Slender Opossum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

common vole

common vole (Microtus arvalis) 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.