Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Onion Earthball

Alticola macrotis compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Alticola	Scleroderma
Species	Alticola macrotis	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).