Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Short's aster

Alticola macrotis compared with Symphyotrichum shortii

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Short's aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Short's 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 shortii

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Short's aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Short's aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short's aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.