Eastern Mole Vole vs sweet tanglehead

Ellobius tancrei compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole Vole is Least Concern while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole Vole	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ellobius	Heteropogon
Species	Ellobius tancrei	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole Vole	sweet tanglehead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.