Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Mottled Purple

Alticola macrotis compared with Eriocrania sparrmannella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mottled Purple
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Eriocraniidae
Genus	Alticola	Eriocrania
Species	Alticola macrotis	Eriocrania sparrmannella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Purple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mottled Purple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Purple

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.