alpine foxtail vs Mexican vole

Alopecurus magellanicus compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• alpine foxtail is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine foxtail	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Alopecurus	Microtus
Species	Alopecurus magellanicus	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

alpine foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine foxtail	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine foxtail

The Alpine foxtail (Alopecurus magellanicus) is a species in the genus Alopecurus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden.