Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Narrowleaf knotweed

Alticola macrotis compared with Polygonum bellardii

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Narrowleaf knotweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Narrowleaf knotweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Alticola	Polygonum
Species	Alticola macrotis	Polygonum bellardii

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Narrowleaf knotweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrowleaf knotweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).