Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Squarrose knapweed

Alticola macrotis compared with Centaurea virgata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Squarrose knapweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alticola	Centaurea
Species	Alticola macrotis	Centaurea virgata

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Squarrose knapweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squarrose knapweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France, Sweden, and United States.