Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Tiny Fern-Moss

Alticola macrotis compared with Fissidens exiguus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Tiny Fern-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Tiny Fern-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Cricetidae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Alticola	Fissidens
Species	Alticola macrotis	Fissidens exiguus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Fern-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Tiny Fern-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny Fern-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.