Mountain Ricegrass vs Narrow-headed Vole

Piptatheropsis pungens compared with Microtus gregalis

Key Differences

• Mountain Ricegrass is Not Evaluated while Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Ricegrass	Narrow-headed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Piptatheropsis	Microtus
Species	Piptatheropsis pungens	Microtus gregalis

Conservation Status

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Ricegrass	Narrow-headed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.