Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Sand Saffron

Alticola macrotis compared with Colchicum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Alticola	Colchicum
Species	Alticola macrotis	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Sand Saffron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

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