Button-Willow vs Mongolian Vole

Cephalanthus occidentalis compared with Microtus mongolicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button-Willow	Mongolian Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rubiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cephalanthus	Microtus
Species	Cephalanthus occidentalis	Microtus mongolicus

Conservation Status

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button-Willow	Mongolian Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.