Floating Bur-Reed vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Typhaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sparganium	Alticola
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.