Eastern Mole Vole vs red spiderling

Ellobius tancrei compared with Boerhavia diffusa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eastern Mole Vole red spiderling
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Cricetidae Nyctaginaceae
Genus Ellobius Boerhavia
Species Ellobius tancrei Boerhavia diffusa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

red spiderling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eastern Mole Vole red spiderling
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red spiderling

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Eastern Mole Vole

No description available.

red spiderling

No description available.

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