Duckweed vs Mongolian Vole

Lemna perpusilla compared with Microtus mongolicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Duckweed Mongolian Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Araceae Cricetidae
Genus Lemna Microtus
Species Lemna perpusilla Microtus mongolicus

Conservation Status

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Duckweed Mongolian Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckweed

No description available.

Mongolian Vole

No description available.

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