Eastern Mole Vole vs Poorland flatsedge

Ellobius tancrei compared with Cyperus compressus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eastern Mole Vole Poorland flatsedge
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Poales (Grasses)
Family Cricetidae Cyperaceae
Genus Ellobius Cyperus
Species Ellobius tancrei Cyperus compressus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Poorland flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eastern Mole Vole Poorland flatsedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poorland flatsedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Eastern Mole Vole

No description available.

Poorland flatsedge

No description available.

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