Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Stargrass

Alticola macrotis compared with Cynodon plectostachyus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Stargrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alticola	Cynodon
Species	Alticola macrotis	Cynodon plectostachyus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Stargrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stargrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Mauritius), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).