Ant vs Mediterranean Pine Vole

Tetramorium caldarium compared with Microtus duodecimcostatus

Key Differences

• Ant is Not Evaluated while Mediterranean Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ant	Mediterranean Pine Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Formicidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tetramorium	Microtus
Species	Tetramorium caldarium	Microtus duodecimcostatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ant and Mediterranean Pine Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ant	Mediterranean Pine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ant

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Saudi Arabia, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), North America (Barbados, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu).

Mediterranean Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ant

The Ant (Tetramorium caldarium) is a species in the genus Tetramorium. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.