Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Prostrate knotweed

Alticola macrotis compared with Polygonum aviculare

Key Differences

  • Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Prostrate knotweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Large-eared Mountain Vole Prostrate knotweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Cricetidae Polygonaceae
Genus Alticola Polygonum
Species Alticola macrotis Polygonum aviculare

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate knotweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Large-eared Mountain Vole Prostrate knotweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate knotweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (7 countries).

Large-eared Mountain Vole

No description available.

Prostrate knotweed

No description available.

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