Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Red-capped Cardinal

Alticola macrotis compared with Paroaria gularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Red-capped Cardinal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Alticola	Paroaria
Species	Alticola macrotis	Paroaria gularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Red-capped Cardinal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Red-capped Cardinal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-capped Cardinal

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.