Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Tall Pottia

Alticola macrotis compared with Tortula protobryoides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Tall Pottia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Tortula
Species	Alticola macrotis	Tortula protobryoides

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tall Pottia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Pottia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.