Eastern Mole Vole vs Tickclover

Ellobius tancrei compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eastern Mole Vole Tickclover
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 Desmodium
Species Ellobius tancrei Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eastern Mole Vole Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Eastern Mole Vole

No description available.

Tickclover

No description available.

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