Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Spiral Apple-moss

Alticola macrotis compared with Philonotis seriata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Spiral Apple-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Philonotis
Species	Alticola macrotis	Philonotis seriata

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spiral Apple-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Spiral Apple-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiral Apple-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.