Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Mouse Moth

Alticola macrotis compared with Amphipyra tragopoginis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mouse 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	Noctuidae
Genus	Alticola	Amphipyra
Species	Alticola macrotis	Amphipyra tragopoginis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mouse Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mouse Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).