Centuryplant vs rock vole

Agave americana compared with Microtus chrotorrhinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Centuryplant rock vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Asparagaceae Cricetidae
Genus Agave Microtus
Species Agave americana Microtus chrotorrhinus

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

rock vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Centuryplant rock vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

rock vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].

rock vole

No description available.

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