Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Malachite Beetle

Alticola macrotis compared with Malachius bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Malachite Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Melyridae
Genus	Alticola	Malachius
Species	Alticola macrotis	Malachius bipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Malachite Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Malachite Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malachite Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.