Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Meal Moth

Alticola macrotis compared with Pyralis farinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Meal Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Alticola	Pyralis
Species	Alticola macrotis	Pyralis farinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Meal Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Meal Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meal Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).