Delicate Horsetail vs Mexican vole

Equisetum scirpoides compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Horsetail	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Equisetales (Equisetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Equisetaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Equisetum	Microtus
Species	Equisetum scirpoides	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Delicate Horsetail

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Horsetail	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.