Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Large-Leaved Cola

Alticola macrotis compared with Cola mossambicensis

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Large-Leaved Cola is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Large-Leaved Cola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Alticola	Cola
Species	Alticola macrotis	Cola mossambicensis

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Large-Leaved Cola

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-Leaved Cola

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.