Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Yorkshire Feather-moss

Alticola macrotis compared with Thamnobryum cataractarum

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Yorkshire Feather-moss is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Yorkshire Feather-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Neckeraceae
Genus	Alticola	Thamnobryum
Species	Alticola macrotis	Thamnobryum cataractarum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yorkshire Feather-moss

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Yorkshire Feather-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yorkshire Feather-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.