Gut Weed vs Mexican vole

Ulva intestinalis compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gut Weed	Mexican 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	Microtus
Species	Ulva intestinalis	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gut Weed	Mexican 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).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.