Narrow-headed Vole vs Swampmahogany

Microtus gregalis compared with Eucalyptus robusta

Key Differences

  • Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern while Swampmahogany is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Narrow-headed Vole Swampmahogany
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Cricetidae Myrtaceae
Genus Microtus Eucalyptus
Species Microtus gregalis Eucalyptus robusta

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Swampmahogany

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swampmahogany

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Vietnam), Europe (6 countries), North America (Nicaragua, Panama, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Narrow-headed Vole

No description available.

Swampmahogany

No description available.

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