Alpine Pine Vole vs Redvein dock

Microtus multiplex compared with Rumex sanguineus

Key Differences

  • Alpine Pine Vole is Least Concern while Redvein dock is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Pine Vole Redvein dock
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ) Caryophyllales (อันดับคาร์เนชัน)
Family Cricetidae Polygonaceae
Genus Microtus Rumex
Species Microtus multiplex Rumex sanguineus

Conservation Status

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Redvein dock

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Pine Vole Redvein dock
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redvein dock

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Critically 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.

Redvein dock

No description available.

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