Large-eared Mountain Vole vs White-faced Ground-Sparrow

Alticola macrotis compared with Melozone biarcuata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	White-faced Ground-Sparrow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Passerellidae
Genus	Alticola	Melozone
Species	Alticola macrotis	Melozone biarcuata

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and White-faced Ground-Sparrow share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

White-faced Ground-Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	White-faced Ground-Sparrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White-faced Ground-Sparrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.