Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Plain-crowned Spinetail

Alticola macrotis compared with Synallaxis gujanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Plain-crowned Spinetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Alticola	Synallaxis
Species	Alticola macrotis	Synallaxis gujanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Plain-crowned Spinetail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Plain-crowned Spinetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Plain-crowned Spinetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain-crowned Spinetail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.