heath rush vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Juncus squarrosus compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	heath rush	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	Juncaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Juncus	Alticola
Species	Juncus squarrosus	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

heath rush

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	heath rush	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

heath rush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.