Large-eared Mountain Vole vs

Alticola macrotis compared with Protoperidinium claudicans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Myzozoa (Myzozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dinophyceae (Dinophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peridiniales (Peridiniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Protoperidiniaceae
Genus	Alticola	Protoperidinium
Species	Alticola macrotis	Protoperidinium claudicans

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Protoperidinium claudicans is a heterotrophic marine dinoflagellate with a distinctive armored cell body and elongated antapical spines. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters in temperate to tropical seas worldwide. This predatory protist feeds on diatoms and other phytoplankton using a pallium feeding mechanism.