Alpine Pine Vole vs Jointed Pricklypear

Microtus multiplex compared with Opuntia aurantiaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Pine Vole Jointed Pricklypear
Kingdom Animalia (hayvan) Plantae (bitki)
Phylum Chordata (Kordalılar) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (memeliler) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (kemiriciler) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Cricetidae Cactaceae
Genus Microtus Opuntia
Species Microtus multiplex Opuntia aurantiaca

Conservation Status

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Jointed Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Pine Vole Jointed Pricklypear
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jointed Pricklypear

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Eswatini, Jamaica, Namibia, and South Africa.

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.

Jointed Pricklypear

No description available.

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