Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Rat tail grass

Alticola macrotis compared with Sporobolus elongatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Rat tail grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alticola	Sporobolus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Sporobolus elongatus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rat tail grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rat tail grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu).