Chipping Sparrow vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Spizella passerina compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chipping Sparrow Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Aves (Birds) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Passeriformes (Songbirds) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Passerellidae Cricetidae
Genus Spizella Alticola
Species Spizella passerina Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chipping Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chipping Sparrow Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chipping Sparrow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chipping Sparrow

The Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) is a species in the genus Spizella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Norway and United States.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

No description available.

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