Mexican vole vs chardon à capitules grêles

Microtus mexicanus compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Mexican vole is Least Concern while chardon à capitules grêles is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican vole	chardon à capitules grêles
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Microtus	Carduus
Species	Microtus mexicanus	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

chardon à capitules grêles

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican vole	chardon à capitules grêles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chardon à capitules grêles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.