Alpine Pine Vole vs Northern Raphia

Microtus multiplex compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Alpine Pine Vole is Least Concern while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pine Vole	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Arecales (Bộ Cau)
Family	Cricetidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Microtus	Raphia
Species	Microtus multiplex	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pine Vole	Northern Raphia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.