Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Mexican Flameknee

Alticola macrotis compared with Brachypelma auratum

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Mexican Flameknee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mexican Flameknee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Cricetidae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Alticola	Brachypelma
Species	Alticola macrotis	Brachypelma auratum

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Mexican Flameknee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Flameknee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mexican Flameknee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Flameknee

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.