Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Russian Heath

Alticola macrotis compared with Coenonympha leander

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Russian Heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alticola	Coenonympha
Species	Alticola macrotis	Coenonympha leander

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Russian Heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Russian Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Russian Heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).