Black Turnstone vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Arenaria melanocephala compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Turnstone	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Scolopacidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Arenaria	Alticola
Species	Arenaria melanocephala	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Turnstone

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Turnstone

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Turnstone

The Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) is a species in the genus Arenaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Ecuador and Norway.