Large-eared Mountain Vole vs leafystem saxifrage

Alticola macrotis compared with Micranthes foliolosa

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while leafystem saxifrage is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	leafystem saxifrage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Cricetidae	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Alticola	Micranthes
Species	Alticola macrotis	Micranthes foliolosa

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

leafystem saxifrage

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	leafystem saxifrage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

leafystem saxifrage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.