Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Northern eyebright

Alticola macrotis compared with Euphrasia micrantha

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Northern eyebright is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Northern eyebright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Alticola	Euphrasia
Species	Alticola macrotis	Euphrasia micrantha

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Northern eyebright

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Northern eyebright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern eyebright

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.