Large-eared Mountain Vole vs large yellow-sedge

Alticola macrotis compared with Carex flava

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while large yellow-sedge is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	large yellow-sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alticola	Carex
Species	Alticola macrotis	Carex flava

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

large yellow-sedge

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large yellow-sedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, boreal forests and taiga, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.