Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Rough Marsh-mallow

Alticola macrotis compared with Althaea hirsuta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Rough Marsh-mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Alticola	Althaea
Species	Alticola macrotis	Althaea hirsuta

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rough Marsh-mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Marsh-mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).