Large-eared Mountain Vole vs sharp-leaved pondweed

Alticola macrotis compared with Potamogeton acutifolius

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while sharp-leaved pondweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	sharp-leaved pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Alticola	Potamogeton
Species	Alticola macrotis	Potamogeton acutifolius

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

sharp-leaved pondweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	sharp-leaved pondweed
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 pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.