Black-headed Gold vs Eastern Mole Vole

Micropterix mansuetella compared with Ellobius tancrei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Gold	Eastern Mole Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Micropterigidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Micropterix	Ellobius
Species	Micropterix mansuetella	Ellobius tancrei

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Gold and Eastern Mole Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Gold

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Gold	Eastern Mole Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-headed Gold

The Black-headed Gold (Micropterix mansuetella) is a species in the genus Micropterix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.