arctic cinquefoil vs Mandarin Vole

Potentilla hyparctica compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Key Differences

• arctic cinquefoil is Vulnerable while Mandarin Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic cinquefoil	Mandarin Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Potentilla	Lasiopodomys
Species	Potentilla hyparctica	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Conservation Status

arctic cinquefoil

VU — Vulnerable

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic cinquefoil	Mandarin Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mandarin Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic cinquefoil

The Arctic cinquefoil (Potentilla hyparctica) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.