Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Mountain Groundling

Alticola macrotis compared with Bryotropha boreella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mountain 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	Bryotropha
Species	Alticola macrotis	Bryotropha boreella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.