common vole vs Losea Rat

Microtus arvalis compared with Rattus losea

Key Differences

• common vole is Near Threatened while Losea Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common vole	Losea Rat
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 same	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Microtus	Rattus
Species	Microtus arvalis	Rattus losea

Evolutionary Relationship

common vole and Losea Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Bộ Gặm nhấm)

Conservation Status

common vole

NT — Near Threatened

Losea Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common vole	Losea Rat
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.

Losea Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.