Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Western Tanager

Alticola macrotis compared with Piranga ludoviciana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Western Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Cardinalidae
Genus	Alticola	Piranga
Species	Alticola macrotis	Piranga ludoviciana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Western Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Western Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.