Inca de Wetmore vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Coeligena orina compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Inca de Wetmore is Critically Endangered while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inca de Wetmore	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Trochilidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Coeligena	Alticola
Species	Coeligena orina	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Inca de Wetmore

CR — Critically Endangered

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inca de Wetmore	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inca de Wetmore

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.