Narrow-headed Vole vs pink root mealybug

Microtus gregalis compared with Heliococcus radicicola

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern while pink root mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Vole	pink root mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Microtus	Heliococcus
Species	Microtus gregalis	Heliococcus radicicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Narrow-headed Vole and pink root mealybug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

pink root mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Vole	pink root mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pink root mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.