Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Slough sedge

Alticola macrotis compared with Carex obnupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Slough 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 obnupta

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Slough sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slough sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.