Mandarin Vole vs Moon Trefoil

Lasiopodomys mandarinus compared with Medicago arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mandarin Vole	Moon Trefoil
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	Lasiopodomys	Medicago
Species	Lasiopodomys mandarinus	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mandarin Vole	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mandarin Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).