Elephant Palm vs Paradox Vole

Borassus aethiopum compared with Microtus paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Palm	Paradox Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Arecaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Borassus	Microtus
Species	Borassus aethiopum	Microtus paradoxus

Conservation Status

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Paradox Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Palm	Paradox Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Yemen.

Paradox Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.