Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Plain Swift

Alticola macrotis compared with Apus unicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Plain Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Apodidae
Genus	Alticola	Apus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Apus unicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Plain Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.