Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Shore Aster

Alticola macrotis compared with Symphyotrichum tradescantii

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Shore Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Shore Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alticola	Symphyotrichum
Species	Alticola macrotis	Symphyotrichum tradescantii

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shore Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shore Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).