chequered carpet shell vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Ruditapes decussatus compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• chequered carpet shell is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chequered carpet shell	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Venerida (Venerida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Veneridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ruditapes	Alticola
Species	Ruditapes decussatus	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

chequered carpet shell and Large-eared Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

chequered carpet shell

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chequered carpet shell	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chequered carpet shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chequered carpet shell

The chequered carpet shell (Ruditapes decussatus) is a species in the genus Ruditapes. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.