Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Sedge

Alticola macrotis compared with Carex vacillans

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alticola	Carex
Species	Alticola macrotis	Carex vacillans

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.