Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Long-tailed Chinchilla

Alticola macrotis compared with Chinchilla lanigera

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Long-tailed Chinchilla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Long-tailed Chinchilla
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	Chinchillidae
Genus	Alticola	Chinchilla
Species	Alticola macrotis	Chinchilla lanigera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Chinchilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Chinchilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, and Ecuador.