jacu-de-orton vs Caucasus Pine Vole

Penelope ortoni compared with Microtus daghestanicus

Key Differences

• jacu-de-orton is Endangered while Caucasus Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	jacu-de-orton	Caucasus Pine Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cracidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Penelope	Microtus
Species	Penelope ortoni	Microtus daghestanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

jacu-de-orton and Caucasus Pine Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

jacu-de-orton

EN — Endangered

Caucasus Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	jacu-de-orton	Caucasus Pine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

jacu-de-orton

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Caucasus Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

jacu-de-orton

The Baudo Guan (Penelope ortoni) is a species in the genus Penelope. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Caucasus Pine Vole

The Caucasus Pine Vole (Microtus daghestanicus) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.