Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Tassel Stonewort

Alticola macrotis compared with Tolypella intricata

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Tassel Stonewort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Tassel Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Cricetidae	Characeae
Genus	Alticola	Tolypella
Species	Alticola macrotis	Tolypella intricata

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tassel Stonewort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Tassel Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tassel Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.