Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Meadow Phlox

Alticola macrotis compared with Phlox maculata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Meadow Phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Alticola	Phlox
Species	Alticola macrotis	Phlox maculata

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and United States.