Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Spur-winged Lapwing

Alticola macrotis compared with Vanellus spinosus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Spur-winged Lapwing is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Spur-winged Lapwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Charadriidae
Genus	Alticola	Vanellus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Vanellus spinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spur-winged Lapwing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Spur-winged Lapwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spur-winged Lapwing

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Spur-winged Lapwing

Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) 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.