Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Red-legged Tinamou

Alticola macrotis compared with Crypturellus erythropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Red-legged Tinamou
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Tinamiformes (Tinamiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Tinamidae
Genus	Alticola	Crypturellus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Crypturellus erythropus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Red-legged Tinamou

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Red-legged Tinamou
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-legged Tinamou

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.