four-leaved mare's-tail vs Mongolian Vole

Hippuris tetraphylla compared with Microtus mongolicus

Key Differences

• four-leaved mare's-tail is Vulnerable while Mongolian Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	four-leaved mare's-tail	Mongolian Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hippuris	Microtus
Species	Hippuris tetraphylla	Microtus mongolicus

Conservation Status

four-leaved mare's-tail

VU — Vulnerable

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	four-leaved mare's-tail	Mongolian Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

four-leaved mare's-tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.