Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Tufted Foxtail

Alticola macrotis compared with Alopecurus carolinianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Tufted Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alticola	Alopecurus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Alopecurus carolinianus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.