Love Apple vs Mexican vole

Paris polyphylla compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Love Apple is Vulnerable while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Love Apple	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Paris	Microtus
Species	Paris polyphylla	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Love Apple	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Love Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.