Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Speckled Spinetail

Alticola macrotis compared with Cranioleuca gutturata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Speckled Spinetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Alticola	Cranioleuca
Species	Alticola macrotis	Cranioleuca gutturata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Speckled Spinetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Speckled Spinetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Speckled Spinetail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.