greater broomrape vs Mongolian Vole

Orobanche rapum-genistae compared with Microtus mongolicus

Key Differences

• greater broomrape is Near Threatened while Mongolian Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	greater broomrape	Mongolian 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 mongolicus

Conservation Status

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	greater broomrape	Mongolian 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.

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.