Alder Bent-wing vs Mexican vole

Bucculatrix cidarella compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Bent-wing	Mexican vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bucculatricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Bucculatrix	Microtus
Species	Bucculatrix cidarella	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Bent-wing and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alder Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Bent-wing	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alder Bent-wing

The Alder Bent-wing (Bucculatrix cidarella) is a species in the genus Bucculatrix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.