Caucasus Pine Vole vs Downy Safflower

Microtus daghestanicus compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

• Caucasus Pine Vole is Least Concern while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasus Pine Vole	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Microtus	Carthamus
Species	Microtus daghestanicus	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Caucasus Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasus Pine Vole	Downy Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasus Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Caucasus Pine Vole

The Caucasus Pine Vole (Microtus daghestanicus) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.