Large-eared Mountain Vole vs parma wallaby

Alticola macrotis compared with Macropus parma

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while parma wallaby is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	parma wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cricetidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Alticola	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Alticola macrotis	Macropus parma

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and parma wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

parma wallaby

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parma wallaby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found in New Zealand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.