Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Pygmy cormorant

Alticola macrotis compared with Microcarbo pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Pygmy cormorant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Pygmy cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Alticola	Microcarbo
Species	Alticola macrotis	Microcarbo pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy cormorant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pygmy cormorant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.