East European Vole vs field vole

Microtus levis compared with Microtus agrestis

Key Differences

• East European Vole is Least Concern while field vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East European Vole	field vole
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 same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus same	Microtus	Microtus
Species	Microtus levis	Microtus agrestis

Evolutionary Relationship

East European Vole and field vole share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Microtus.

Conservation Status

East European Vole

LC — Least Concern

field vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East European Vole	field vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

East European Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway