Mexican vole vs Prickly Yellow

Microtus mexicanus compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Mexican vole is Least Concern while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican vole	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Microtus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Microtus mexicanus	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican vole	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.