Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Pygmy Round-eared Bat

Alticola macrotis compared with Lophostoma brasiliense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Pygmy Round-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cricetidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Alticola	Lophostoma
Species	Alticola macrotis	Lophostoma brasiliense

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pygmy Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.