Jalapan Vole vs Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

Microtus quasiater compared with Draba oxycarpa

Key Differences

• Jalapan Vole is Near Threatened while Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jalapan Vole	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cricetidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Microtus	Draba
Species	Microtus quasiater	Draba oxycarpa

Conservation Status

Jalapan Vole

NT — Near Threatened

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jalapan Vole	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jalapan Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.