Basketgrass vs Eastern Mole Vole

Oplismenus hirtellus compared with Ellobius tancrei

Key Differences

• Basketgrass is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basketgrass	Eastern Mole 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	Oplismenus	Ellobius
Species	Oplismenus hirtellus	Ellobius tancrei

Conservation Status

Basketgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basketgrass	Eastern Mole Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basketgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Basketgrass

The Basketgrass (Oplismenus hirtellus) is a species in the genus Oplismenus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Its range includes Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, and El Salvador.