Annual yellow sweetclover vs Clarke s Vole

Melilotus indicus compared with Microtus clarkei

Key Differences

  • Annual yellow sweetclover is Not Evaluated while Clarke s Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Annual yellow sweetclover Clarke s Vole
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (被子植物門) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Fabales (マメ目) Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family Fabaceae Cricetidae
Genus Melilotus Microtus
Species Melilotus indicus Microtus clarkei

Conservation Status

Annual yellow sweetclover

NE — Not Evaluated

Clarke s Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Annual yellow sweetclover Clarke s Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annual yellow sweetclover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Clarke s Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Annual yellow sweetclover

The Annual yellow sweetclover (Melilotus indicus) is a species in the genus Melilotus. Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Clarke s Vole

The Clarke s Vole (Microtus clarkei) 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.

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