Afghan Vole vs slender-fruit saltbush

Blanfordimys afghanus compared with Atriplex leptocarpa

Key Differences

• Afghan Vole is Least Concern while slender-fruit saltbush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Afghan Vole	slender-fruit saltbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Blanfordimys	Atriplex
Species	Blanfordimys afghanus	Atriplex leptocarpa

Conservation Status

Afghan Vole

LC — Least Concern

slender-fruit saltbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Afghan Vole	slender-fruit saltbush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Afghan Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender-fruit saltbush

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

Afghan Vole

The Afghan Vole (Blanfordimys afghanus) is a species in the genus Blanfordimys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.