Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Whip Nutrush

Alticola macrotis compared with Scleria triglomerata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Whip Nutrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alticola	Scleria
Species	Alticola macrotis	Scleria triglomerata

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Whip Nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Whip Nutrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whip Nutrush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.