Couchgrass vs Irene s Mountain Vole

Elymus repens compared with Neodon irene

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Couchgrass Irene s Mountain 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 Elymus Neodon
Species Elymus repens Neodon irene

Conservation Status

Couchgrass

LC — Least Concern

Irene s Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Couchgrass Irene s Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Couchgrass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, South Africa), Asia (Iran, North Korea), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Irene s Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Couchgrass

No description available.

Irene s Mountain Vole

No description available.

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