Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Alticola macrotis compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Alticola	Pyrola
Species	Alticola macrotis	Pyrola rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.