Fourstamen chickweed vs Mexican vole

Cerastium diffusum compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Fourstamen chickweed is Near Threatened while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fourstamen chickweed	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cerastium	Microtus
Species	Cerastium diffusum	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Fourstamen chickweed

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fourstamen chickweed	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fourstamen chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.