Large-eared Mountain Vole vs prairie cup grass

Alticola macrotis compared with Eriochloa contracta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	prairie cup grass
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	Eriochloa
Species	Alticola macrotis	Eriochloa contracta

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

prairie cup grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prairie cup grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Greece, Japan, Sweden, and Taiwan.