Large-eared Mountain Vole vs West Indian dropseed

Alticola macrotis compared with Sporobolus pyramidalis

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while West Indian dropseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	West Indian dropseed
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	Sporobolus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Sporobolus pyramidalis

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

West Indian dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	West Indian dropseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

West Indian dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Gambia, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (United States), and South America (Bolivia, Ecuador).