Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Neat Crisp-moss

Alticola macrotis compared with Tortella nitida

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Neat Crisp-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Neat Crisp-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Tortella
Species	Alticola macrotis	Tortella nitida

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Neat Crisp-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Neat Crisp-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Neat Crisp-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.