Leafless Ballart vs Mongolian Vole

Exocarpos aphyllus compared with Microtus mongolicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leafless Ballart	Mongolian 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 mongolicus

Conservation Status

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leafless Ballart	Mongolian 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.

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.