Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Red valerian

Alticola macrotis compared with Centranthus ruber

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Red valerian is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Red valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Dipsacales (Bộ Tục đoạn)
Family	Cricetidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Alticola	Centranthus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Centranthus ruber

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Red valerian

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red valerian

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.