Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Short-billed Dowitcher

Alticola macrotis compared with Limnodromus griseus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Short-billed Dowitcher
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Aves (طيور)
Order	Rodentia (قوارض)	Charadriiformes (إفجيجيات)
Family	Cricetidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Alticola	Limnodromus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Limnodromus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Short-billed Dowitcher share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Short-billed Dowitcher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Short-billed Dowitcher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-billed Dowitcher

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Short-billed Dowitcher

Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.