Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Spotted Rail

Alticola macrotis compared with Pardirallus maculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Spotted Rail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Rallidae
Genus	Alticola	Pardirallus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Pardirallus maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Rail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Spotted Rail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Rail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.