Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Rufous Dog-faced Bat

Alticola macrotis compared with Molossops neglectus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Rufous Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Rufous Dog-faced 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	Molossidae
Genus	Alticola	Molossops
Species	Alticola macrotis	Molossops neglectus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rufous Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Rufous Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rufous Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.