Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Veiled Oyster

Alticola macrotis compared with Pleurotus dryinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Veiled Oyster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Pleurotaceae
Genus	Alticola	Pleurotus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Pleurotus dryinus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Veiled Oyster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Veiled Oyster

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.