Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Streamside Swordfern

Alticola macrotis compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Alticola	Nephrolepis
Species	Alticola macrotis	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.