Field Foxtail vs Mexican vole

Alopecurus pratensis compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Foxtail	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Alopecurus	Microtus
Species	Alopecurus pratensis	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Foxtail	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).