Chilean Hagfish vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Eptatretus polytrema compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

Chilean Hagfish is Data Deficient while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean Hagfish	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxini (Myxini)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Myxinidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Eptatretus	Alticola
Species	Eptatretus polytrema	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Chilean Hagfish

DD — Data Deficient

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean Hagfish	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean Hagfish

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chilean Hagfish

The Chilean Hagfish (Eptatretus polytrema) is a species in the genus Eptatretus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.