Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Northern Button

Alticola macrotis compared with Acleris lipsiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Northern Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Alticola	Acleris
Species	Alticola macrotis	Acleris lipsiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Northern Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.