Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Treeline Emerald

Alticola macrotis compared with Somatochlora sahlbergi

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Treeline Emerald is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Treeline Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Alticola	Somatochlora
Species	Alticola macrotis	Somatochlora sahlbergi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Treeline Emerald

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Treeline Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.