Floating Bur-Reed vs Mexican vole

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Typhaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sparganium	Microtus
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

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.