Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Mooncarrot

Alticola macrotis compared with Seseli libanotis

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Mooncarrot is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mooncarrot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Seseli
Species	Alticola macrotis	Seseli libanotis

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mooncarrot

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mooncarrot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.