Large-eared Mountain Vole vs White-rumped Sirystes

Alticola macrotis compared with Sirystes albocinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	White-rumped Sirystes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Alticola	Sirystes
Species	Alticola macrotis	Sirystes albocinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

White-rumped Sirystes

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	White-rumped Sirystes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White-rumped Sirystes

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.