Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Sandy Laccaria

Alticola macrotis compared with Laccaria trullissata

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Sandy Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Sandy Laccaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Laccaria
Species	Alticola macrotis	Laccaria trullissata

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sandy Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Sandy Laccaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sandy Laccaria

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.