Admirable False Brook Salamander vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Aquiloeurycea praecellens compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Admirable False Brook Salamander is Critically Endangered while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admirable False Brook Salamander	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Amphibia (สัตว์สะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Caudata (ซาลาแมนเดอร์)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Plethodontidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Alticola
Species	Aquiloeurycea praecellens	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Admirable False Brook Salamander and Large-eared Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Admirable False Brook Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admirable False Brook Salamander	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admirable False Brook Salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Mexico. 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.

Admirable False Brook Salamander

The Admirable False Brook Salamander (Aquiloeurycea praecellens) is a species in the genus Aquiloeurycea. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neo.