Alpine Pine Vole vs Japanese Maple

Microtus multiplex compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• Alpine Pine Vole is Least Concern while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pine Vole	Japanese Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Microtus	Acer
Species	Microtus multiplex	Acer palmatum

Conservation Status

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pine Vole	Japanese Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.