Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Siberian Iris

Alticola macrotis compared with Iris sibirica

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Siberian Iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Siberian Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Alticola	Iris
Species	Alticola macrotis	Iris sibirica

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Siberian Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Siberian Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Siberian Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Siberian Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).