Arctic Wheatgrass vs Mongolian Vole

Elymus violaceus compared with Microtus mongolicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Wheatgrass	Mongolian Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Elymus	Microtus
Species	Elymus violaceus	Microtus mongolicus

Conservation Status

Arctic Wheatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Wheatgrass	Mongolian Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Wheatgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic Wheatgrass

The Arctic Wheatgrass (Elymus violaceus) is a species in the genus Elymus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.