Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Snow Feather-moss

Alticola macrotis compared with Sciuro-hypnum glaciale

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Snow Feather-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Snow Feather-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Brachytheciaceae
Genus	Alticola	Sciuro-hypnum
Species	Alticola macrotis	Sciuro-hypnum glaciale

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Snow Feather-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Snow Feather-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snow Feather-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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