Button Snakeroot vs Lacustrine Vole

Liatris pycnostachya compared with Microtus limnophilus

Key Differences

• Button Snakeroot is Not Evaluated while Lacustrine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Snakeroot	Lacustrine Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Liatris	Microtus
Species	Liatris pycnostachya	Microtus limnophilus

Conservation Status

Button Snakeroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Snakeroot	Lacustrine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Snakeroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Snakeroot

The Button Snakeroot (Liatris pycnostachya) is a species in the genus Liatris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.