Alpine Pine Vole vs Mexican cedar

Microtus multiplex compared with Cedrela odorata

Key Differences

• Alpine Pine Vole is Least Concern while Mexican cedar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pine Vole	Mexican cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Microtus	Cedrela
Species	Microtus multiplex	Cedrela odorata

Conservation Status

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pine Vole	Mexican cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican cedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Alpine Pine Vole

The Alpine Pine Vole (Microtus multiplex) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.