Fringed rue vs Mexican vole

Ruta chalepensis compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Fringed rue is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed rue	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rutaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ruta	Microtus
Species	Ruta chalepensis	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed rue	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.