Alpine Pine Vole vs Ardilla Gris Oriental

Microtus multiplex compared with Sciurus carolinensis

Key Differences

• Alpine Pine Vole is Least Concern while Ardilla Gris Oriental is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pine Vole	Ardilla Gris Oriental
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Microtus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Microtus multiplex	Sciurus carolinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Pine Vole and Ardilla Gris Oriental share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ardilla Gris Oriental

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pine Vole	Ardilla Gris Oriental
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	6 years
Average Length	—	25 cm
Average Weight	—	500 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ardilla Gris Oriental

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Mexico, United States).

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.

Ardilla Gris Oriental

Native to eastern North America but successfully introduced to Europe and other regions, the eastern gray squirrel is a medium-sized arboreal rodent weighing up to 600 g. Highly adaptable, thriving in forests, parks, and urban gardens, gray squirrels cache thousands of nuts and seeds each autumn, inadvertently planting trees through forgotten caches. In Britain, they have largely displaced the native red squirrel by outcompeting them for food.