Black Swan vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Cygnus atratus compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Black Swan is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Swan	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Anatidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cygnus	Alticola
Species	Cygnus atratus	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Swan and Large-eared Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black Swan

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Swan

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (21 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador).

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Swan

Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.