Crested Auklet vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Aethia cristatella compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Auklet	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	Alcidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aethia	Alticola
Species	Aethia cristatella	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crested Auklet

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Auklet	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Auklet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.