Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Pincushion

Alticola macrotis compared with Leucospermum rodolentum

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Pincushion is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Pincushion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Cricetidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Alticola	Leucospermum
Species	Alticola macrotis	Leucospermum rodolentum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pincushion

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pincushion

Habitat

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