Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Swallow Nycteoline

Alticola macrotis compared with Nycteola degenerana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Swallow Nycteoline
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Nolidae
Genus	Alticola	Nycteola
Species	Alticola macrotis	Nycteola degenerana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Swallow Nycteoline

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swallow Nycteoline

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.