Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Masked Laughingthrush

Alticola macrotis compared with Garrulax perspicillatus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Masked Laughingthrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Masked Laughingthrush
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Alticola	Garrulax
Species	Alticola macrotis	Garrulax perspicillatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Masked Laughingthrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Masked Laughingthrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Masked Laughingthrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, and United Kingdom.