Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Trident Spiderhead

Alticola macrotis compared with Serruria trilopha

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Trident Spiderhead is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Trident Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Cricetidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Alticola	Serruria
Species	Alticola macrotis	Serruria trilopha

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Trident Spiderhead

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trident Spiderhead

Habitat

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