Large-eared Mountain Vole vs tormentil

Alticola macrotis compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while tormentil is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alticola	Potentilla
Species	Alticola macrotis	Potentilla erecta

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.