Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Splendid lantern shark

Alticola macrotis compared with Etmopterus splendidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Splendid lantern shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Alticola	Etmopterus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Etmopterus splendidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Splendid lantern shark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Splendid lantern shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Splendid lantern shark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splendid lantern shark

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.