blackneck vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Lygephila pastinum compared with Alticola montosa

Key Differences

blackneck is Least Concern while Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackneck	Kashmir Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erebidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lygephila	Alticola
Species	Lygephila pastinum	Alticola montosa

Evolutionary Relationship

blackneck and Kashmir Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

blackneck

LC — Least Concern

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blackneck	Kashmir Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackneck

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blackneck

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.