golden carpet shell vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Polititapes aureus compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	golden 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	Polititapes	Alticola
Species	Polititapes aureus	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

golden carpet shell

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

golden carpet shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.