Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Meadow barley

Alticola macrotis compared with Hordeum brachyantherum

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Meadow barley is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Meadow barley
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alticola	Hordeum
Species	Alticola macrotis	Hordeum brachyantherum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Meadow barley

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Meadow barley
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow barley

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, and United States.