Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Staph beetle

Alticola macrotis compared with Phacophallus pallidipennis

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Staph beetle is Not Evaluated.

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	Phacophallus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Phacophallus pallidipennis

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

NE — Not Evaluated

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 Africa (South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Denmark, Portugal, Sweden), and North America (United States).