Fibrous Goat's Beard vs Mexican vole

Tragopogon fibrosus compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Fibrous Goat's Beard is Data Deficient while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fibrous Goat's Beard	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Tragopogon	Microtus
Species	Tragopogon fibrosus	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Fibrous Goat's Beard

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fibrous Goat's Beard	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fibrous Goat's Beard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.