Eastern Mole Vole vs Prickly Heath

Ellobius tancrei compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole Vole is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole Vole	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Ellobius	Gaultheria
Species	Ellobius tancrei	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole Vole	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.