Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Silky Piggyback

Alticola macrotis compared with Asterophora parasitica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Silky Piggyback
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Alticola	Asterophora
Species	Alticola macrotis	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Silky Piggyback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.