Blackwell Switch Grass vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Panicum virgatum compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Blackwell Switch Grass is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackwell Switch 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	Panicum	Alticola
Species	Panicum virgatum	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Blackwell Switch Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackwell Switch Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackwell Switch Grass

The Blackwell Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) is a species in the genus Panicum. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Canada, and more.