Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Saxifrage Rust

Alticola macrotis compared with Melampsora vernalis

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Saxifrage Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Saxifrage Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Alticola	Melampsora
Species	Alticola macrotis	Melampsora vernalis

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Saxifrage Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Saxifrage Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Saxifrage Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.