Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Tall Yarrow

Alticola macrotis compared with Achillea distans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Tall Yarrow
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	Achillea
Species	Alticola macrotis	Achillea distans

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tall Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).