Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Round-Leaved Feather-Moss

Alticola macrotis compared with Rhynchostegium rotundifolium

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Round-Leaved Feather-Moss is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Round-Leaved Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Brachytheciaceae
Genus	Alticola	Rhynchostegium
Species	Alticola macrotis	Rhynchostegium rotundifolium

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Round-Leaved Feather-Moss

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Round-Leaved Feather-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-Leaved Feather-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.