Large-eared Mountain Vole vs

Alticola macrotis compared with Nostoc sphaericum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Cricetidae	Nostocaceae
Genus	Alticola	Nostoc
Species	Alticola macrotis	Nostoc sphaericum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Nostoc sphaericum is a colonial, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae, forming gelatinous spherical or irregular colonies visible to the naked eye. It inhabits moist soils, rocks, and freshwater environments, often forming conspicuous blobs after rainfall.