flat millipede vs Mexican vole

Polydesmus angustus compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• flat millipede is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flat millipede	Mexican vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polydesmidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Polydesmus	Microtus
Species	Polydesmus angustus	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

flat millipede and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

flat millipede

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flat millipede	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flat millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.