Blaaubok vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Hippotragus leucophaeus compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blaaubok Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Cricetidae
Genus Hippotragus Alticola
Species Hippotragus leucophaeus Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blaaubok and Large-eared Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Blaaubok

EX — Extinct

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blaaubok Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blaaubok

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blaaubok

The Blaaubok (Hippotragus leucophaeus) is a species in the genus Hippotragus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

No description available.

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