greater broomrape vs Mexican vole

Orobanche rapum-genistae compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• greater broomrape is Near Threatened while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	greater broomrape	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Orobanchaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Orobanche	Microtus
Species	Orobanche rapum-genistae	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	greater broomrape	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.