Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Malayan porcupine

Alticola macrotis compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Malayan porcupine
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	Hystricidae
Genus	Alticola	Hystrix
Species	Alticola macrotis	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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