Alpine Pine Vole vs Goa-bean

Microtus multiplex compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Alpine Pine Vole is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pine Vole	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Microtus	Psophocarpus
Species	Microtus multiplex	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pine Vole	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.