Cut-Leaf Mallow vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Malva alcea compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

Cut-Leaf Mallow is Near Threatened while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cut-Leaf Mallow	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Malvaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Malva	Alticola
Species	Malva alcea	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Cut-Leaf Mallow

NT — Near Threatened

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cut-Leaf Mallow	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cut-Leaf Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.