Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Obscure Drill

Alticola macrotis compared with Dichrorampha aeratana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Obscure Drill
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	Dichrorampha
Species	Alticola macrotis	Dichrorampha aeratana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Drill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Drill

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.