Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Shelled Slug

Alticola macrotis compared with Testacella haliotidea

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Shelled Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Shelled Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Cricetidae	Testacellidae
Genus	Alticola	Testacella
Species	Alticola macrotis	Testacella haliotidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shelled Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Shelled Slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shelled Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).