Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Purple Pinwheel

Alticola macrotis compared with Marasmius haematocephalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Purple Pinwheel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Marasmiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Marasmius
Species	Alticola macrotis	Marasmius haematocephalus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Purple Pinwheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Pinwheel

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.