Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Red-headed Quelea

Alticola macrotis compared with Quelea erythrops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Red-headed Quelea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Ploceidae
Genus	Alticola	Quelea
Species	Alticola macrotis	Quelea erythrops

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Red-headed Quelea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Red-headed Quelea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-headed Quelea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (United Arab Emirates) and Europe (7 countries).

Red-headed Quelea

Red-headed Quelea (Quelea erythrops) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.