Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Melancholy Thistle

Alticola macrotis compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alticola	Cirsium
Species	Alticola macrotis	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).