Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Scaly Shield

Alticola macrotis compared with Pluteus petasatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Scaly Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Alticola	Pluteus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Pluteus petasatus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Scaly Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).