Gray-headed Chickadee vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Poecile cinctus compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Chickadee is Near Threatened while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Chickadee	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	Paridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Poecile	Alticola
Species	Poecile cinctus	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Chickadee

NT — Near Threatened

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Chickadee	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Chickadee

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.