Broadleaf Pondweed vs Mediterranean Pine Vole

Stuckenia pectinata compared with Microtus duodecimcostatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadleaf Pondweed	Mediterranean Pine Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Potamogetonaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Stuckenia	Microtus
Species	Stuckenia pectinata	Microtus duodecimcostatus

Conservation Status

Broadleaf Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadleaf Pondweed	Mediterranean Pine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadleaf Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Mediterranean Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broadleaf Pondweed

The Broadleaf Pondweed (Stuckenia pectinata) is a species in the genus Stuckenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.