Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Subterranean clover

Alticola macrotis compared with Trifolium subterraneum

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Subterranean clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Subterranean clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alticola	Trifolium
Species	Alticola macrotis	Trifolium subterraneum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Subterranean clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Subterranean clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.