Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Snow Rustwort

Alticola macrotis compared with Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Snow Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Alticola	Gymnomitrion
Species	Alticola macrotis	Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Snow Rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snow Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.