Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Alticola macrotis compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mexican Fox Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alticola	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Alticola macrotis	Sciurus nayaritensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.