Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Alticola macrotis compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cricetidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Alticola	Amblysomus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.