Large-eared Mountain Vole vs White Star Apple

Alticola macrotis compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Alticola	Gambeya
Species	Alticola macrotis	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	White Star Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.