Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Tropical amaranth

Alticola macrotis compared with Amaranthus polygonoides

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Tropical amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Tropical amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Alticola	Amaranthus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Amaranthus polygonoides

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tropical amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tropical amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).