Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Squash / Pumpkin

Alticola macrotis compared with Cucurbita moschata

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Squash / Pumpkin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Squash / Pumpkin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Alticola	Cucurbita
Species	Alticola macrotis	Cucurbita moschata

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Squash / Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Squash / Pumpkin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squash / Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).