Cretan Hard-grass vs Mediterranean Pine Vole

Aegilops caudata compared with Microtus duodecimcostatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan Hard-grass	Mediterranean Pine 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	Aegilops	Microtus
Species	Aegilops caudata	Microtus duodecimcostatus

Conservation Status

Cretan Hard-grass

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cretan Hard-grass	Mediterranean Pine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cretan Hard-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France and Mexico.

Mediterranean Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.