Muya Valley Vole vs Starfruit

Microtus mujanensis compared with Damasonium alisma

Key Differences

• Muya Valley Vole is Data Deficient while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Muya Valley Vole	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Microtus	Damasonium
Species	Microtus mujanensis	Damasonium alisma

Conservation Status

Muya Valley Vole

DD — Data Deficient

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Muya Valley Vole	Starfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Muya Valley Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Egypt and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.