Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Meadow Puffball

Alticola macrotis compared with Lycoperdon pratense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Meadow Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Alticola	Lycoperdon
Species	Alticola macrotis	Lycoperdon pratense

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.