Narrow-headed Vole vs Prickly Coontail

Microtus gregalis compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Vole	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Microtus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Microtus gregalis	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Vole	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.