Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Mosquito flatsedge

Alticola macrotis compared with Cyperus prolixus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Mosquito flatsedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mosquito flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alticola	Cyperus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Cyperus prolixus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mosquito flatsedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mosquito flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.