Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Sponge

Alticola macrotis compared with Cliona thoosina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Sponge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Porifera (Sponges)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Clionaida (Clionaida)
Family	Cricetidae	Clionaidae
Genus	Alticola	Cliona
Species	Alticola macrotis	Cliona thoosina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sponge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sponge

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.