Porrón europeo vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Aythya ferina compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Porrón europeo is Near Threatened while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Porrón europeo	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Anatidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aythya	Alticola
Species	Aythya ferina	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Porrón europeo and Large-eared Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Porrón europeo

NT — Near Threatened

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Porrón europeo	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Porrón europeo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Porrón europeo

El porrón europeo (Aythya ferina) está clasificado como Casi Amenazado (NT) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Próximo a calificar como amenazado, con poblaciones que podrían volverse vulnerables sin acciones de conservación.