Narrow-headed Vole vs Nutgrass

Microtus gregalis compared with Cyperus rotundus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Narrow-headed Vole Nutgrass
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Poales (Grasses)
Family Cricetidae Cyperaceae
Genus Microtus Cyperus
Species Microtus gregalis Cyperus rotundus

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Nutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Narrow-headed Vole Nutgrass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutgrass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (20 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Narrow-headed Vole

No description available.

Nutgrass

No description available.

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