captain cone vs Mexican vole

Conus capitaneus compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	captain cone	Mexican vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Conidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Conus	Microtus
Species	Conus capitaneus	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

captain cone and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

captain cone

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	captain cone	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

captain cone

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, and Taiwan.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

captain cone

The Captain Cone (Conus capitaneus) is a species in the genus Conus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.