Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Nebraska sedge

Alticola macrotis compared with Carex nebrascensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Nebraska sedge
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	Carex
Species	Alticola macrotis	Carex nebrascensis

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Nebraska sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Nebraska sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nebraska sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.