Paradox Vole vs Silver wattle

Microtus paradoxus compared with Acacia dealbata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Paradox Vole Silver wattle
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 Acacia
Species Microtus paradoxus Acacia dealbata

Conservation Status

Paradox Vole

LC — Least Concern

Silver wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Paradox Vole Silver wattle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Paradox Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver wattle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (5 countries).

Paradox Vole

No description available.

Silver wattle

No description available.

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