Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Spanish Sparrow

Alticola macrotis compared with Passer hispaniolensis

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Spanish Sparrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Spanish Sparrow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Passeridae
Genus	Alticola	Passer
Species	Alticola macrotis	Passer hispaniolensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Sparrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Spanish Sparrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Sparrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Spanish Sparrow

Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.