Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Spanish Gorse

Alticola macrotis compared with Genista hispanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alticola	Genista
Species	Alticola macrotis	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.