Leafless Ballart vs Mexican vole

Exocarpos aphyllus compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leafless Ballart	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Santalaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Exocarpos	Microtus
Species	Exocarpos aphyllus	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leafless Ballart	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

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

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.