Black-Widow vs Clarke s Vole

Geranium phaeum compared with Microtus clarkei

Key Differences

• Black-Widow is Not Evaluated while Clarke s Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Widow	Clarke s Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geraniales (Geraniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Geraniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Geranium	Microtus
Species	Geranium phaeum	Microtus clarkei

Conservation Status

Black-Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Clarke s Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Widow	Clarke s Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Widow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Clarke s Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-Widow

The Black-Widow (Geranium phaeum) is a species in the genus Geranium. Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Clarke s Vole

The Clarke s Vole (Microtus clarkei) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.