Creeping Thyme vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Thymus praecox compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

Creeping Thyme is Vulnerable while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Thyme	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lamiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Thymus	Alticola
Species	Thymus praecox	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Creeping Thyme

VU — Vulnerable

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping Thyme	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.