Gray-tailed Piha vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Snowornis subalaris compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Gray-tailed Piha is Near Threatened while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-tailed Piha	Lemming 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	Cotingidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Snowornis	Alticola
Species	Snowornis subalaris	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-tailed Piha and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-tailed Piha

NT — Near Threatened

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-tailed Piha	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-tailed Piha

Habitat

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

Range

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

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.