Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Least Tern

Alticola macrotis compared with Sternula antillarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Least Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Laridae
Genus	Alticola	Sternula
Species	Alticola macrotis	Sternula antillarum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Least Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Least Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.