Horsetail vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Equisetum laevigatum compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Horsetail	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Equisetales (Equisetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Equisetaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Equisetum	Alticola
Species	Equisetum laevigatum	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.