Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Little Grebe

Alticola macrotis compared with Tachybaptus ruficollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Little Grebe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Podicipedidae
Genus	Alticola	Tachybaptus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Tachybaptus ruficollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Little Grebe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Little Grebe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Grebe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Little Grebe

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.