Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Marsh Cosmet

Alticola macrotis compared with Cosmopterix orichalcea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Marsh Cosmet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Cosmopterigidae
Genus	Alticola	Cosmopterix
Species	Alticola macrotis	Cosmopterix orichalcea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Marsh Cosmet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.