Cape Star-chestnut vs Mexican vole

Sterculia alexandri compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Cape Star-chestnut is Vulnerable while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Star-chestnut	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Malvaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sterculia	Microtus
Species	Sterculia alexandri	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Cape Star-chestnut

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Star-chestnut	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Star-chestnut

Habitat

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

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Star-chestnut

The Cape Star-chestnut (Sterculia alexandri) is a species in the genus Sterculia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.