Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Saffron-crowned Tanager

Alticola macrotis compared with Tangara xanthocephala

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Saffron-crowned Tanager
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	Tangara
Species	Alticola macrotis	Tangara xanthocephala

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Saffron-crowned Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Saffron-crowned Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Saffron-crowned Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Saffron-crowned Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Saffron-crowned Tanager

Saffron-crowned Tanager (Tangara xanthocephala) 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.