Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Alticola macrotis compared with Gerbillus gerbillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alticola	Gerbillus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Gerbillus gerbillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Lesser Egyptian Gerbil share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.