Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Quince Rust

Alticola macrotis compared with Gymnosporangium clavipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Quince Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Gymnosporangiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Gymnosporangium
Species	Alticola macrotis	Gymnosporangium clavipes

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Quince Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quince Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and United States.