Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Pin-tailed Snipe

Alticola macrotis compared with Gallinago stenura

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Pin-tailed Snipe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Pin-tailed Snipe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Alticola	Gallinago
Species	Alticola macrotis	Gallinago stenura

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Pin-tailed Snipe share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pin-tailed Snipe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Pin-tailed Snipe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.