elegant spike-rush vs Mexican vole

Eleocharis elegans compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	elegant spike-rush	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Eleocharis	Microtus
Species	Eleocharis elegans	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	elegant spike-rush	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.