Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Scorched Rustwort

Alticola macrotis compared with Gymnomitrion adustum

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Scorched Rustwort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Scorched Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Alticola	Gymnomitrion
Species	Alticola macrotis	Gymnomitrion adustum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scorched Rustwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Scorched Rustwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scorched Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.