Fodder Vetch vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Vicia villosa compared with Alticola montosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fodder Vetch Kashmir Mountain Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Fabaceae Cricetidae
Genus Vicia Alticola
Species Vicia villosa Alticola montosa

Conservation Status

Fodder Vetch

VU — Vulnerable

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fodder Vetch Kashmir Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fodder Vetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (9 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fodder Vetch

No description available.

Kashmir Mountain Vole

No description available.

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