Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Salento Iris

Alticola macrotis compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Cricetidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Alticola	Iris
Species	Alticola macrotis	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.