Lady Amherst's Pheasant vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Chrysolophus amherstiae compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Lady Amherst's Pheasant is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lady Amherst's Pheasant	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phasianidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Chrysolophus	Alticola
Species	Chrysolophus amherstiae	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lady Amherst's Pheasant and Large-eared Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lady Amherst's Pheasant

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lady Amherst's Pheasant	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lady Amherst's Pheasant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador).

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lady Amherst's Pheasant

Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.