Arctic Bentgrass vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Agrostis mertensii compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Arctic Bentgrass is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Bentgrass	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Agrostis	Alticola
Species	Agrostis mertensii	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Arctic Bentgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Bentgrass	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Bentgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Finland, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic Bentgrass

The Arctic Bentgrass (Agrostis mertensii) is a species in the genus Agrostis. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.