Herb Robert vs Mexican vole

Geranium robertianum compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Herb Robert Mexican vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Geraniales (Geraniales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Geraniaceae Cricetidae
Genus Geranium Microtus
Species Geranium robertianum Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Herb Robert

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Herb Robert Mexican vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Herb Robert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Herb Robert

No description available.

Mexican vole

No description available.

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