Gunpowder tree vs Paradox Vole

Melochia umbellata compared with Microtus paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gunpowder tree	Paradox Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Malvaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Melochia	Microtus
Species	Melochia umbellata	Microtus paradoxus

Conservation Status

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Paradox Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gunpowder tree	Paradox Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.