Alpine Pine Vole vs Weed silene

Microtus multiplex compared with Silene conoidea

Key Differences

• Alpine Pine Vole is Least Concern while Weed silene is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pine Vole	Weed silene
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Microtus	Silene
Species	Microtus multiplex	Silene conoidea

Conservation Status

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Weed silene

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pine Vole	Weed silene
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weed silene

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.