Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Wall iris

Alticola macrotis compared with Iris tectorum

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Wall iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Wall iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Alticola	Iris
Species	Alticola macrotis	Iris tectorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Wall iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Wall iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Wall iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wall iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across India, Malta, Taiwan, and United States.