Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Shepherd's purse

Alticola macrotis compared with Capsella bursa-pastoris

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Shepherd's purse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Shepherd's purse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cricetidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Alticola	Capsella
Species	Alticola macrotis	Capsella bursa-pastoris

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shepherd's purse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Shepherd's purse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shepherd's purse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).