Heather Weevil vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Strophosoma sus compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Heather Weevil Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Curculionidae Cricetidae
Genus Strophosoma Alticola
Species Strophosoma sus Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Heather Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Heather Weevil Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heather Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heather Weevil

No description available.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

No description available.

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