Black Bindweed vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Fallopia convolvulus compared with Alticola montosa

Key Differences

  • Black Bindweed is Least Concern while Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Bindweed Kashmir Mountain Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Polygonaceae Cricetidae
Genus Fallopia Alticola
Species Fallopia convolvulus Alticola montosa

Conservation Status

Black Bindweed

LC — Least Concern

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Bindweed Kashmir Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bindweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Taiwan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Bindweed

The Black Bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus) is a species in the genus Fallopia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Kashmir Mountain Vole

No description available.

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