Goat's-beard vs Paradox Vole

Tragopogon pratensis compared with Microtus paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goat's-beard	Paradox 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 paradoxus

Conservation Status

Goat's-beard

LC — Least Concern

Paradox Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goat's-beard	Paradox 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).

Paradox Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.