Narrow-headed Vole vs Sieva bean

Microtus gregalis compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Narrow-headed Vole Sieva bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Cricetidae Fabaceae
Genus Microtus Phaseolus
Species Microtus gregalis Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Narrow-headed Vole Sieva bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Narrow-headed Vole

No description available.

Sieva bean

No description available.

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