Large-eared Mountain Vole vs lowland paca

Alticola macrotis compared with Cuniculus paca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	lowland paca
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	Cuniculidae
Genus	Alticola	Cuniculus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.