Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Mouse barley

Alticola macrotis compared with Hordeum murinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Large-eared Mountain Vole Mouse barley
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Poales (Grasses)
Family Cricetidae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Alticola Hordeum
Species Alticola macrotis Hordeum murinum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mouse barley

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Large-eared Mountain Vole Mouse barley
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mouse barley

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (20 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Large-eared Mountain Vole

No description available.

Mouse barley

No description available.

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