Manatee Grass vs Mexican vole

Syringodium filiforme compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Manatee Grass	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cymodoceaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Syringodium	Microtus
Species	Syringodium filiforme	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Manatee Grass

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Manatee Grass	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Manatee Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.