deadly nightshade vs Maximowicz s Vole

Atropa belladonna compared with Microtus maximowiczii

Key Differences

• deadly nightshade is Near Threatened while Maximowicz s Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	deadly nightshade	Maximowicz s Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Solanaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Atropa	Microtus
Species	Atropa belladonna	Microtus maximowiczii

Conservation Status

deadly nightshade

NT — Near Threatened

Maximowicz s Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	deadly nightshade	Maximowicz s Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

deadly nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Maximowicz s Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.