Large-eared Mountain Vole vs prairie phlox

Alticola macrotis compared with Phlox pilosa

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while prairie phlox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	prairie phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Alticola	Phlox
Species	Alticola macrotis	Phlox pilosa

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

prairie phlox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prairie phlox

Habitat

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