Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Stiff Brome

Alticola macrotis compared with Brachypodium distachyon

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Stiff Brome
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	Brachypodium
Species	Alticola macrotis	Brachypodium distachyon

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Stiff Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stiff Brome

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador).