Blyde Protea vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Protea laetans compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Blyde Protea is Endangered while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blyde Protea	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Proteaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Protea	Alticola
Species	Protea laetans	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Blyde Protea

EN — Endangered

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blyde Protea	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blyde Protea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blyde Protea

The Blyde Protea (Protea laetans) is a species in the genus Protea. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.