Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Short-leaf Spiderhead

Alticola macrotis compared with Serruria roxburghii

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Short-leaf Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Short-leaf Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Cricetidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Alticola	Serruria
Species	Alticola macrotis	Serruria roxburghii

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Short-leaf Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Short-leaf Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-leaf Spiderhead

Habitat

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