Alligatorweed vs East European Vole

Alternanthera philoxeroides compared with Microtus levis

Key Differences

• Alligatorweed is Not Evaluated while East European Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alligatorweed	East European Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Alternanthera	Microtus
Species	Alternanthera philoxeroides	Microtus levis

Conservation Status

Alligatorweed

NE — Not Evaluated

East European Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alligatorweed	East European Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alligatorweed

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (14 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

East European Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Alligatorweed

The Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) is a species in the genus Alternanthera. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway