Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Low Cyperus

Alticola macrotis compared with Cyperus diandrus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Low Cyperus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Low Cyperus
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	Cyperus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Cyperus diandrus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Low Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Low Cyperus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Low Cyperus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.