Large-eared Mountain Vole vs mountain spike-moss

Alticola macrotis compared with Selaginella densa

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while mountain spike-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	mountain spike-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Cricetidae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Alticola	Selaginella
Species	Alticola macrotis	Selaginella densa

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

mountain spike-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	mountain spike-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain spike-moss

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Canada.