Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Nit grass

Alticola macrotis compared with Gastridium phleoides

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Nit grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Nit grass
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	Gastridium
Species	Alticola macrotis	Gastridium phleoides

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Nit grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Nit grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nit grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).