Flat-Stem Oat Grass vs Mexican vole

Danthonia compressa compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Flat-Stem Oat Grass is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	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	Danthonia	Microtus
Species	Danthonia compressa	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.