Arrow-Grass vs Mexican vole

Triglochin maritima compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Arrow-Grass is Near Threatened while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrow-Grass	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Juncaginaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Triglochin	Microtus
Species	Triglochin maritima	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Arrow-Grass

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrow-Grass	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrow-Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrow-Grass

The Arrow-Grass, Triglochin maritima, is a species. It is currently assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.