Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Tall Aster

Alticola macrotis compared with Symphyotrichum praealtum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Tall Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alticola	Symphyotrichum
Species	Alticola macrotis	Symphyotrichum praealtum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tall Aster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.