Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Violet-green Swallow

Alticola macrotis compared with Tachycineta thalassina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Violet-green Swallow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Hirundinidae
Genus	Alticola	Tachycineta
Species	Alticola macrotis	Tachycineta thalassina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Violet-green Swallow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Violet-green Swallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet-green Swallow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.