Large-eared Mountain Vole vs North American least shrew

Alticola macrotis compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	North American least shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Alticola	Cryptotis
Species	Alticola macrotis	Cryptotis parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and North American least shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	North American least shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.