Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Scaled Ground-Cuckoo

Alticola macrotis compared with Neomorphus squamiger

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Scaled Ground-Cuckoo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Scaled Ground-Cuckoo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Alticola	Neomorphus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Neomorphus squamiger

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Scaled Ground-Cuckoo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Scaled Ground-Cuckoo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.