Dagestanskaya Polyovka vs Torpedo grass

Microtus daghestanicus compared with Panicum repens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dagestanskaya Polyovka Torpedo grass
Kingdom Animalia (животные) Plantae (растения)
Phylum Chordata (хордовые) Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class Mammalia (млекопитающие) Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order Rodentia (грызуны) Poales (злакоцветные)
Family Cricetidae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Microtus Panicum
Species Microtus daghestanicus Panicum repens

Conservation Status

Dagestanskaya Polyovka

LC — Least Concern

Torpedo grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dagestanskaya Polyovka Torpedo grass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dagestanskaya Polyovka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Torpedo grass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

Dagestanskaya Polyovka

The Caucasus Pine Vole (Microtus daghestanicus) 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.

Torpedo grass

No description available.

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