Large-eared Mountain Vole vs northern wheatgrass

Alticola macrotis compared with Elymus macrourus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while northern wheatgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	northern wheatgrass
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	Elymus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Elymus macrourus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

northern wheatgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	northern wheatgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern wheatgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.