Eastern Mole Vole vs Moon Trefoil

Ellobius tancrei compared with Medicago arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole Vole	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ellobius	Medicago
Species	Ellobius tancrei	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole Vole	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).