Blue-winged Parrotlet vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Forpus xanthopterygius compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Parrotlet	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cricetidae
Genus	Forpus	Alticola
Species	Forpus xanthopterygius	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Parrotlet

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Parrotlet	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-winged Parrotlet

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Peru.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-winged Parrotlet

The Blue-winged Parrotlet (Forpus xanthopterygius) is a species in the genus Forpus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.