Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant

Alticola macrotis compared with Myiornis ecaudatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Alticola	Myiornis
Species	Alticola macrotis	Myiornis ecaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.