Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Prickly Featherwort

Alticola macrotis compared with Plagiochila spinulosa

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Prickly Featherwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Prickly Featherwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Alticola	Plagiochila
Species	Alticola macrotis	Plagiochila spinulosa

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Featherwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Featherwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.