Large-eared Mountain Vole vs sharp-leaved broom moss

Alticola macrotis compared with Dicranum acutifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	sharp-leaved broom moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dicranaceae
Genus	Alticola	Dicranum
Species	Alticola macrotis	Dicranum acutifolium

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

sharp-leaved broom moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	sharp-leaved broom moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sharp-leaved broom moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.