Alpine Pine Vole vs Floating Fern

Microtus multiplex compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Alpine Pine Vole is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pine Vole	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Microtus	Salvinia
Species	Microtus multiplex	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pine Vole	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.