Alpine Pine Vole vs Downy Safflower

Microtus multiplex compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

• Alpine Pine Vole is Least Concern while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pine Vole	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Microtus	Carthamus
Species	Microtus multiplex	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pine Vole	Downy Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.