Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Sooty Shield

Alticola macrotis compared with Pluteus ephebeus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Sooty Shield is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Sooty Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Alticola	Pluteus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Pluteus ephebeus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Shield

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sooty Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.