Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Alticola macrotis compared with Chaetodipus arenarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
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	Heteromyidae
Genus	Alticola	Chaetodipus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Chaetodipus arenarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Little Desert Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.