Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Staph beetle

Alticola macrotis compared with Oligota pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Alticola	Oligota
Species	Alticola macrotis	Oligota pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).