Bamboo Grass vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Cenchrus mezianus compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bamboo Grass	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	Cenchrus	Alticola
Species	Cenchrus mezianus	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Bamboo Grass

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bamboo Grass	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bamboo Grass

Habitat

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

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bamboo Grass

The Bamboo Grass (Cenchrus mezianus) is a species in the genus Cenchrus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.