Fly marsh elder vs Mexican vole

Iva cheiranthifolia compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly marsh elder	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Iva	Microtus
Species	Iva cheiranthifolia	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly marsh elder	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.