Indian-nut vs Mediterranean Pine Vole

Areca catechu compared with Microtus duodecimcostatus

Key Differences

• Indian-nut is Not Evaluated while Mediterranean Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian-nut	Mediterranean Pine Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Arecaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Areca	Microtus
Species	Areca catechu	Microtus duodecimcostatus

Conservation Status

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian-nut	Mediterranean Pine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Mediterranean Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.