Fiddle dock vs Mexican vole

Rumex pulcher compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Fiddle dock is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiddle dock	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Rumex	Microtus
Species	Rumex pulcher	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Fiddle dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiddle dock	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiddle dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.