Horsetail vs Mexican vole

Equisetum laevigatum compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Horsetail is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Horsetail	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Equisetales (Equisetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Equisetaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Equisetum	Microtus
Species	Equisetum laevigatum	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Horsetail	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.