Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Lesser Hornero

Alticola macrotis compared with Furnarius minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Lesser Hornero
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Alticola	Furnarius
Species	Alticola macrotis	Furnarius minor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Hornero

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Lesser Hornero
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Hornero

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.