Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Mexican vole

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Manihot	Microtus
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

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

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.