Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Rove beetle

Alticola macrotis compared with Philonthus ventralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Rove beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Alticola	Philonthus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Philonthus ventralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rove beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Rove beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rove beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).