Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Merten's rush

Alticola macrotis compared with Juncus mertensianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Merten's rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Alticola	Juncus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Juncus mertensianus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Merten's rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Merten's rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merten's rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.