Eastern Mole Vole vs Glabrous Catsear

Ellobius tancrei compared with Hypochaeris glabra

Key Differences

  • Eastern Mole Vole is Least Concern while Glabrous Catsear is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eastern Mole Vole Glabrous Catsear
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Cricetidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Ellobius Hypochaeris
Species Ellobius tancrei Hypochaeris glabra

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Glabrous Catsear

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eastern Mole Vole Glabrous Catsear
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Glabrous Catsear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eastern Mole Vole

No description available.

Glabrous Catsear

No description available.

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