Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Starfruit

Alticola macrotis compared with Damasonium polyspermum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Alticola	Damasonium
Species	Alticola macrotis	Damasonium polyspermum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

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