Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Mérida Aepeomys

Alticola macrotis compared with Aepeomys lugens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mérida Aepeomys
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 same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Alticola	Aepeomys
Species	Alticola macrotis	Aepeomys lugens

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Mérida Aepeomys share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mérida Aepeomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mérida Aepeomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.