Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Soapberry

Alticola macrotis compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Alticola	Sapindus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).