Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Yellow Beard Truffle

Alticola macrotis compared with Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Yellow Beard Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Yellow Beard Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Alticola	Rhizopogon
Species	Alticola macrotis	Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Beard Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Yellow Beard Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Beard Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.