Floating Bur-Reed vs Mongolian Vole

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Microtus mongolicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Mongolian 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 mongolicus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Mongolian 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.

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.