Coppery Thorntail vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Discosura letitiae compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Coppery Thorntail is Data Deficient while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Thorntail	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	Discosura	Alticola
Species	Discosura letitiae	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Coppery Thorntail

DD — Data Deficient

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Thorntail	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Thorntail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.