Lacustrine Vole vs Tickclover

Microtus limnophilus compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lacustrine Vole Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Cricetidae Fabaceae
Genus Microtus Desmodium
Species Microtus limnophilus Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lacustrine Vole Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lacustrine Vole

No description available.

Tickclover

No description available.

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