Mongolian Vole vs Siamweed

Microtus mongolicus compared with Chromolaena odorata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mongolian Vole Siamweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Cricetidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Microtus Chromolaena
Species Microtus mongolicus Chromolaena odorata

Conservation Status

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Siamweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mongolian Vole Siamweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Siamweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (27 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

Mongolian Vole

No description available.

Siamweed

No description available.

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