Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Zipperback

Alticola macrotis compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Alticola	Chrysotoxum
Species	Alticola macrotis	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.