Doum Palm vs Lacustrine Vole

Hyphaene thebaica compared with Microtus limnophilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Doum Palm	Lacustrine Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Arecaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hyphaene	Microtus
Species	Hyphaene thebaica	Microtus limnophilus

Conservation Status

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Doum Palm	Lacustrine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.