Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Ring-billed Gull

Alticola macrotis compared with Larus delawarensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Ring-billed Gull
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Laridae
Genus	Alticola	Larus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Larus delawarensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ring-billed Gull

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Ring-billed Gull
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ring-billed Gull

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Ring-billed Gull

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 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.