Flats Silkypuff vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Diastella proteoides compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Flats Silkypuff is Endangered while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flats Silkypuff	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Proteaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Diastella	Alticola
Species	Diastella proteoides	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Flats Silkypuff

EN — Endangered

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flats Silkypuff	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flats Silkypuff

Habitat

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

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.