Large-eared Mountain Vole vs leafless hawk's-beard

Alticola macrotis compared with Crepis praemorsa

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while leafless hawk's-beard is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	leafless hawk's-beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alticola	Crepis
Species	Alticola macrotis	Crepis praemorsa

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

leafless hawk's-beard

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	leafless hawk's-beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

leafless hawk's-beard

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.