Big-Headed Rush vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Juncus vaseyi compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Big-Headed Rush is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Headed Rush	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	Juncaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Juncus	Alticola
Species	Juncus vaseyi	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Big-Headed Rush

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Headed Rush	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Headed Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big-Headed Rush

The Big-Headed Rush (Juncus vaseyi) is a species in the genus Juncus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.