Highwater Grass vs Mexican vole

Sporobolus pumilus compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highwater Grass	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Sporobolus	Microtus
Species	Sporobolus pumilus	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Highwater Grass	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highwater Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.