Ant-heap Small White vs Mexican vole

Dixeia pigea compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ant-heap Small White	Mexican vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dixeia	Microtus
Species	Dixeia pigea	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ant-heap Small White and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ant-heap Small White

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ant-heap Small White	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ant-heap Small White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ant-heap Small White

The Ant-heap Small White (Dixeia pigea) is a species in the genus Dixeia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.