Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Mitchell's Amaranth

Alticola macrotis compared with Amaranthus mitchellii

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Mitchell's Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mitchell's Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Alticola	Amaranthus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Amaranthus mitchellii

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mitchell's Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mitchell's Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mitchell's Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).