Large-eared Mountain Vole vs marsh mealybug

Alticola macrotis compared with Atrococcus paludinus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while marsh mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	marsh mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Alticola	Atrococcus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Atrococcus paludinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

marsh mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	marsh mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.