vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Hemitrichia pardina compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Trichiales (Trichiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Arcyriaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hemitrichia	Alticola
Species	Hemitrichia pardina	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hemitrichia pardina is a myxomycete (slime mould) producing small, stalked, globose to ovoid sporangia with a yellowish to brownish peridium, growing on decaying wood and plant litter in forest habitats. Its internal capillitium threads assist in spore dispersal. This species is widely distributed across temperate and tropical forests and contributes to microbial food webs.