Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Splayed Deerfly

Alticola macrotis compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Large-eared Mountain Vole Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Cricetidae Tabanidae
Genus Alticola Chrysops
Species Alticola macrotis Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Large-eared Mountain Vole Splayed Deerfly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

No description available.

Splayed Deerfly

No description available.

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