Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Sand Violet

Alticola macrotis compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Violaceae
Genus	Alticola	Viola
Species	Alticola macrotis	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.