Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Slender Shrew

Alticola macrotis compared with Sorex gracillimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Large-eared Mountain Vole Slender Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Cricetidae Soricidae
Genus Alticola Sorex
Species Alticola macrotis Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Slender Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Large-eared Mountain Vole Slender Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

No description available.

Slender Shrew

No description available.

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