Broad-leaf arrowhead vs Mexican vole

Sagittaria platyphylla compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

  • Broad-leaf arrowhead is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-leaf arrowhead Mexican vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Alismataceae Cricetidae
Genus Sagittaria Microtus
Species Sagittaria platyphylla Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Broad-leaf arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-leaf arrowhead Mexican vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-leaf arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-leaf arrowhead

The Broad-Leaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It has been recorded Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia)..

Mexican vole

No description available.

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