Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Longstalk cranesbill

Alticola macrotis compared with Geranium columbinum

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Longstalk cranesbill is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Longstalk cranesbill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Alticola	Geranium
Species	Alticola macrotis	Geranium columbinum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Longstalk cranesbill

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Longstalk cranesbill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Longstalk cranesbill

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.