Corn vs Mexican vole

Zea mays compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Corn is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corn	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Zea	Microtus
Species	Zea mays	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Corn	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corn

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.