Alpine Pine Vole vs American Wormseed

Microtus multiplex compared with Dysphania ambrosioides

Key Differences

  • Alpine Pine Vole is Least Concern while American Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Pine Vole American Wormseed
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 Microtus Dysphania
Species Microtus multiplex Dysphania ambrosioides

Conservation Status

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Pine Vole American Wormseed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (7 countries).

Alpine Pine Vole

The Alpine Pine Vole (Microtus multiplex) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Wormseed

The American Wormseed (Dysphania ambrosioides) is a species in the genus Dysphania. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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