Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Mountain Cocoa

Alticola macrotis compared with Theobroma gileri

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Mountain Cocoa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Mountain Cocoa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Alticola	Theobroma
Species	Alticola macrotis	Theobroma gileri

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cocoa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cocoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.