Large-eared Mountain Vole vs simple bog sedge

Alticola macrotis compared with Carex simpliciuscula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	simple bog sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alticola	Carex
Species	Alticola macrotis	Carex simpliciuscula

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

simple bog sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	simple bog sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

simple bog sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.