Goat's-beard vs Muya Valley Vole

Tragopogon pratensis compared with Microtus mujanensis

Key Differences

• Goat's-beard is Least Concern while Muya Valley Vole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goat's-beard	Muya Valley Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Tragopogon	Microtus
Species	Tragopogon pratensis	Microtus mujanensis

Conservation Status

Goat's-beard

LC — Least Concern

Muya Valley Vole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goat's-beard	Muya Valley Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goat's-beard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Muya Valley Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.