Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Pruinose Dandelion

Alticola macrotis compared with Taraxacum pruinatum

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Pruinose Dandelion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Pruinose Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alticola	Taraxacum
Species	Alticola macrotis	Taraxacum pruinatum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pruinose Dandelion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pruinose Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.