Box Wattle vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Buxus natalensis compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Box Wattle Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Buxales (Buxales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Buxaceae Cricetidae
Genus Buxus Alticola
Species Buxus natalensis Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Box Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Box Wattle Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Wattle

Habitat

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

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Box Wattle

The Box wattle (Buxus natalensis) is a species in the genus Buxus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

No description available.

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