Grooved Flax vs Narrow-headed Vole

Linum sulcatum compared with Microtus gregalis

Key Differences

• Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated while Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grooved Flax	Narrow-headed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Linaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Linum	Microtus
Species	Linum sulcatum	Microtus gregalis

Conservation Status

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grooved Flax	Narrow-headed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.