Alpine Pine Vole vs Swampmahogany

Microtus multiplex compared with Eucalyptus robusta

Key Differences

  • Alpine Pine Vole is Least Concern while Swampmahogany is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Pine Vole Swampmahogany
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Cricetidae Myrtaceae
Genus Microtus Eucalyptus
Species Microtus multiplex Eucalyptus robusta

Conservation Status

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Swampmahogany

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Pine Vole Swampmahogany
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swampmahogany

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Vietnam), Europe (6 countries), North America (Nicaragua, Panama, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Swampmahogany

No description available.

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