Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Magellan's peat moss

Alticola macrotis compared with Sphagnum magellanicum

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Magellan's peat moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Magellan's peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Alticola	Sphagnum
Species	Alticola macrotis	Sphagnum magellanicum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Magellan's peat moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Magellan's peat moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Magellan's peat moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Portugal), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).