Mouse barley vs Narrow-headed Vole

Hordeum murinum compared with Microtus gregalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mouse barley 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 Hordeum Microtus
Species Hordeum murinum Microtus gregalis

Conservation Status

Mouse barley

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mouse barley Narrow-headed Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mouse barley

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (20 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mouse barley

No description available.

Narrow-headed Vole

No description available.

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