Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Tile Lichen

Alticola macrotis compared with Lecidea tessellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Alticola	Lecidea
Species	Alticola macrotis	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Tile Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.