Cabrera s Vole vs red spiderling

Microtus cabrerae compared with Boerhavia diffusa

Key Differences

• Cabrera s Vole is Near Threatened while red spiderling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cabrera s Vole	red spiderling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Nyctaginaceae
Genus	Microtus	Boerhavia
Species	Microtus cabrerae	Boerhavia diffusa

Conservation Status

Cabrera s Vole

NT — Near Threatened

red spiderling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cabrera s Vole	red spiderling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cabrera s Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red spiderling

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Cabrera s Vole

The Cabrera s Vole (Microtus cabrerae) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.