Dumb-Nettle vs Mexican vole

Galinsoga parviflora compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

Dumb-Nettle is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dumb-Nettle	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Galinsoga	Microtus
Species	Galinsoga parviflora	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Dumb-Nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dumb-Nettle	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dumb-Nettle

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries).