Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Northern Dropseed

Alticola macrotis compared with Sporobolus heterolepis

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Northern Dropseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Northern Dropseed
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	Sporobolus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Sporobolus heterolepis

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Northern Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Northern Dropseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.