Eel-Grass Pondweed vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Potamogeton zosteriformis compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Eel-Grass Pondweed is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eel-Grass Pondweed	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Potamogetonaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Potamogeton	Alticola
Species	Potamogeton zosteriformis	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Eel-Grass Pondweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eel-Grass Pondweed	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eel-Grass Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.