八哥 vs European water vole

Acridotheres cristatellus compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• 八哥 is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	八哥	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Aves (鳥綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Passeriformes (雀形目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Sturnidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Acridotheres	Arvicola
Species	Acridotheres cristatellus	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

八哥 and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

八哥

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	八哥	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

八哥

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia).

European water 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.

八哥

凤头八哥（Acridotheres cristatellus）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）物种。在其分布范围内广泛且数量丰富，种群稳定，无即时保育关切。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway