Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Large-leaved Myrtle

Alticola macrotis compared with Eugenia erythrophylla

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Large-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Large-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Alticola	Eugenia
Species	Alticola macrotis	Eugenia erythrophylla

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Large-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Large-leaved Myrtle
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 Myrtle

Habitat

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