Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Wand Lichen

Alticola macrotis compared with Cladonia rei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Wand Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Alticola	Cladonia
Species	Alticola macrotis	Cladonia rei

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Wand Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Wand Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wand Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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