False Dog-tooth vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Cynodontium fallax compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• False Dog-tooth is Near Threatened while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dog-tooth	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhabdoweisiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cynodontium	Alticola
Species	Cynodontium fallax	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

False Dog-tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dog-tooth	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dog-tooth

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.