Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Laurel Mapurito

Alticola macrotis compared with Nectandra truxillensis

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Laurel Mapurito is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Laurel Mapurito
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Alticola	Nectandra
Species	Alticola macrotis	Nectandra truxillensis

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Laurel Mapurito

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Laurel Mapurito
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laurel Mapurito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.