Gut Weed vs Mandarin Vole

Ulva intestinalis compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gut Weed	Mandarin Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ulvales (Ulvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ulvaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ulva	Lasiopodomys
Species	Ulva intestinalis	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Conservation Status

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gut Weed	Mandarin Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Mandarin Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.