Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Obscure Groundling

Alticola macrotis compared with Bryotropha similis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Obscure 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 similis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.