Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Toco Toucan

Alticola macrotis compared with Toucanus toco

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Toco Toucan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)
Genus	Alticola	Corvus (Crows & Ravens)
Species	Alticola macrotis	Toucanus toco

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Toco Toucan

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Toco Toucan
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	60 cm
Average Weight	—	700 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toco Toucan

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Toco Toucan

The toco toucan is the largest and best-known species in the toucan family, famous for its oversized colorful bill.