Mottled Scouring-Rush vs Narrow-headed Vole

Equisetum variegatum compared with Microtus gregalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mottled Scouring-Rush	Narrow-headed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Equisetales (Equisetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Equisetaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Equisetum	Microtus
Species	Equisetum variegatum	Microtus gregalis

Conservation Status

Mottled Scouring-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mottled Scouring-Rush	Narrow-headed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mottled Scouring-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.