Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Piedmont Grasshopper

Alticola macrotis compared with Chorthippus cialancensis

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Piedmont Grasshopper is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Piedmont Grasshopper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Acrididae
Genus	Alticola	Chorthippus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Chorthippus cialancensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Piedmont Grasshopper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Piedmont Grasshopper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Piedmont Grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.