Large-eared Mountain Vole vs pine vole

Alticola macrotis compared with Microtus subterraneus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while pine vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	pine vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Alticola	Microtus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Microtus subterraneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and pine vole share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

pine vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pine vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.