Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Thyme-Leaf Sandwort

Alticola macrotis compared with Arenaria serpyllifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Thyme-Leaf Sandwort
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Alticola	Arenaria
Species	Alticola macrotis	Arenaria serpyllifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Thyme-Leaf Sandwort share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Thyme-Leaf Sandwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Thyme-Leaf Sandwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thyme-Leaf Sandwort

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).