Creeping Thyme vs Evoron Vole

Thymus pulegioides compared with Microtus evoronensis

Key Differences

Creeping Thyme is Vulnerable while Evoron Vole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Thyme	Evoron Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lamiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Thymus	Microtus
Species	Thymus pulegioides	Microtus evoronensis

Conservation Status

Creeping Thyme

VU — Vulnerable

Evoron Vole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping Thyme	Evoron Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.