Mediterranean Pine Vole vs Variable flatsedge

Microtus duodecimcostatus compared with Cyperus difformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mediterranean Pine Vole	Variable flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Microtus	Cyperus
Species	Microtus duodecimcostatus	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mediterranean Pine Vole	Variable flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mediterranean Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable flatsedge

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 spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).