Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Long-eared Owl

Alticola macrotis compared with Asio otus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Long-eared Owl
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Strigiformes (Owls)
Family	Cricetidae	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Alticola	Asio
Species	Alticola macrotis	Asio otus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Long-eared Owl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-eared Owl

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) is classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List. Insufficient data available to assess extinction risk. Further research and field surveys are needed.