gratiola vs Irene s Mountain Vole

Gratiola officinalis compared with Neodon irene

Key Differences

• gratiola is Critically Endangered while Irene s Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	Irene s Mountain 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	Gratiola	Neodon
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Neodon irene

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Irene s Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gratiola	Irene s Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Irene s Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.