Foxtail flatsedge vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Cyperus alopecuroides compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail flatsedge	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	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cyperus	Alticola
Species	Cyperus alopecuroides	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Foxtail flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail flatsedge	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Greece, Japan, and United States.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.