Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Meadow Groundling

Alticola macrotis compared with Caryocolum proxima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Meadow Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Alticola	Caryocolum
Species	Alticola macrotis	Caryocolum proxima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Meadow Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.