Cornish heath vs Mexican vole

Erica vagans compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cornish heath	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Erica	Microtus
Species	Erica vagans	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Cornish heath

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cornish heath	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cornish heath

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.