Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Alticola macrotis compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Alticola	Brachyuromys
Species	Alticola macrotis	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Lesser Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.