gratiola vs Kazakhstan Vole

Gratiola officinalis compared with Microtus ilaeus

Key Differences

• gratiola is Critically Endangered while Kazakhstan Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	Kazakhstan 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	Microtus
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Microtus ilaeus

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Kazakhstan Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gratiola	Kazakhstan 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.

Kazakhstan Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.