Black-throated Hermit vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Phaethornis atrimentalis compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Hermit	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Trochilidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Phaethornis	Alticola
Species	Phaethornis atrimentalis	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-throated Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-throated Hermit

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-throated Hermit

The Black-throated Hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis) is a species in the genus Phaethornis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.