Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Long-tailed Widowbird

Alticola macrotis compared with Euplectes progne

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Long-tailed Widowbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Ploceidae
Genus	Alticola	Euplectes
Species	Alticola macrotis	Euplectes progne

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Widowbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Long-tailed Widowbird
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 Widowbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.