Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Large-Spored Truffle

Alticola macrotis compared with Tuber macrosporum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Large-Spored Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Alticola	Tuber
Species	Alticola macrotis	Tuber macrosporum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Large-Spored Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-Spored Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.