Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Michigan beard moss

Alticola macrotis compared with Didymodon maschalogena

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Michigan beard moss is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Michigan beard moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Didymodon
Species	Alticola macrotis	Didymodon maschalogena

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Michigan beard moss

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Michigan beard moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Michigan beard moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.