Ebony Cup vs Mexican vole

Pseudoplectania nigrella compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ebony Cup Mexican vole
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Pezizales (Pezizales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Sarcosomataceae Cricetidae
Genus Pseudoplectania Microtus
Species Pseudoplectania nigrella Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Ebony Cup

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ebony Cup Mexican vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ebony Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ebony Cup

No description available.

Mexican vole

No description available.

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