Large-eared Mountain Vole vs owl's-eye

Alticola macrotis compared with Mammillaria parkinsonii

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while owl's-eye is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	owl's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Alticola	Mammillaria
Species	Alticola macrotis	Mammillaria parkinsonii

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

owl's-eye

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	owl's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

owl's-eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.