Echinate Bramble vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Rubus echinatus compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

Echinate Bramble is Vulnerable while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Echinate Bramble	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Rubus	Alticola
Species	Rubus echinatus	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Echinate Bramble

VU — Vulnerable

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Echinate Bramble	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Echinate Bramble

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.