Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Woolly Tooth

Alticola macrotis compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Alticola	Phellodon
Species	Alticola macrotis	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Woolly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.