Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Scotch Dwarf

Alticola macrotis compared with Elachista orstadii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Scotch Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Alticola	Elachista
Species	Alticola macrotis	Elachista orstadii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scotch Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Scotch Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scotch Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.