Large-eared Mountain Vole vs sand bluestem

Alticola macrotis compared with Andropogon hallii

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while sand bluestem is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	sand bluestem
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	Andropogon
Species	Alticola macrotis	Andropogon hallii

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

sand bluestem

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	sand bluestem
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sand bluestem

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and India.