Large-eared Mountain Vole vs small notchwort

Alticola macrotis compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Alticola	Lophozia
Species	Alticola macrotis	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	small notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.