Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Mat Spiderhead

Alticola macrotis compared with Serruria viridifolia

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Mat Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mat Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Cricetidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Alticola	Serruria
Species	Alticola macrotis	Serruria viridifolia

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mat Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mat Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mat Spiderhead

Habitat

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