Creeping indigo vs Mexican vole

Indigofera spicata compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Creeping indigo is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping indigo	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Indigofera	Microtus
Species	Indigofera spicata	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Creeping indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping indigo	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Nauru), and South America (Brazil).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.