Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Sphagnum Sprite

Alticola macrotis compared with Nehalennia gracilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Large-eared Mountain Vole Sphagnum Sprite
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Cricetidae Coenagrionidae
Genus Alticola Nehalennia
Species Alticola macrotis Nehalennia gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sphagnum Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Large-eared Mountain Vole Sphagnum Sprite
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sphagnum Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

No description available.

Sphagnum Sprite

No description available.

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