Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Scottish Thread-moss

Alticola macrotis compared with Pohlia scotica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Scottish Thread-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Cricetidae	Mniaceae
Genus	Alticola	Pohlia
Species	Alticola macrotis	Pohlia scotica

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scottish Thread-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Scottish Thread-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scottish Thread-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.