Narrow-headed Vole vs Whitlow-grass-leaved Centaury

Microtus gregalis compared with Centaurea drabifolioides

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern while Whitlow-grass-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Vole	Whitlow-grass-leaved Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Microtus	Centaurea
Species	Microtus gregalis	Centaurea drabifolioides

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Whitlow-grass-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Vole	Whitlow-grass-leaved Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whitlow-grass-leaved Centaury

Habitat

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