Alpine Pine Vole vs Four-dotted Alpine

Microtus multiplex compared with Erebia dabanensis

Key Differences

  • Alpine Pine Vole is Least Concern while Four-dotted Alpine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Pine Vole Four-dotted Alpine
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Cricetidae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Microtus Erebia
Species Microtus multiplex Erebia dabanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Pine Vole and Four-dotted Alpine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Four-dotted Alpine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Pine Vole Four-dotted Alpine
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-dotted Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.

Four-dotted Alpine

No description available.

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