Alpine Pine Vole vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Microtus multiplex compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

  • Alpine Pine Vole is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Pine Vole Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Liliales (Liliales)
Family Cricetidae Colchicaceae
Genus Microtus Colchicum
Species Microtus multiplex Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Pine Vole Thin-flowered Colchicum
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

No description available.

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