Montane Water Vole vs Needle-leaf Spiderhead

Arvicola scherman compared with Serruria linearis

Key Differences

• Montane Water Vole is Least Concern while Needle-leaf Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Montane Water Vole	Needle-leaf Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Cricetidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Arvicola	Serruria
Species	Arvicola scherman	Serruria linearis

Conservation Status

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Montane Water Vole	Needle-leaf Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

Habitat

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