field vole vs woodland vole

Microtus agrestis compared with Microtus pinetorum

Key Differences

• field vole is Near Threatened while woodland vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field vole	woodland 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 agrestis	Microtus pinetorum

Evolutionary Relationship

field vole and woodland vole share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Microtus.

Conservation Status

field vole

NT — Near Threatened

woodland vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field vole	woodland vole
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.

woodland vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.