Big quakinggrass vs Narrow-headed Vole

Briza maxima compared with Microtus gregalis

Key Differences

• Big quakinggrass is Not Evaluated while Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big quakinggrass	Narrow-headed 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	Briza	Microtus
Species	Briza maxima	Microtus gregalis

Conservation Status

Big quakinggrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big quakinggrass	Narrow-headed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big quakinggrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big quakinggrass

The Big quakinggrass (Briza maxima) is a species in the genus Briza. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.