Forest Ironplum vs Mexican vole

Drypetes gerrardii compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Ironplum	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Putranjivaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Drypetes	Microtus
Species	Drypetes gerrardii	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Ironplum	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.