African Sober vs Mexican vole

Aproaerema polychromella compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• African Sober is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Sober	Mexican vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Gelechiidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aproaerema	Microtus
Species	Aproaerema polychromella	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Sober and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Sober

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Sober	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and South Africa.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Sober

The African Sober (Aproaerema polychromella) is a species in the genus Aproaerema. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.