Irene s Mountain Vole vs Sard

Neodon irene compared with Carex divisa

Key Differences

• Irene s Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Sard is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Irene s Mountain Vole	Sard
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Rodentia (قوارض)	Poales (قبئيات)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Neodon	Carex
Species	Neodon irene	Carex divisa

Conservation Status

Irene s Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sard

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Irene s Mountain Vole	Sard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Irene s Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sard

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Portugal, South Africa, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.