Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Tropical whitetop

Alticola macrotis compared with Rhynchospora radicans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Tropical whitetop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alticola	Rhynchospora
Species	Alticola macrotis	Rhynchospora radicans

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tropical whitetop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tropical whitetop

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.