Heath Button vs Mexican vole

Acleris hyemana compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Heath Button Mexican vole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Tortricidae Cricetidae
Genus Acleris Microtus
Species Acleris hyemana Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Heath Button and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Heath Button

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Heath Button Mexican vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heath Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heath Button

No description available.

Mexican vole

No description available.

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