Common Cardinal vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Cardinalis cardinalis compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Cardinal	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Passeriformes (Ötücü kuşlar)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Cardinalidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cardinalis	Alticola
Species	Cardinalis cardinalis	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Cardinal and Large-eared Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Common Cardinal

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Cardinal	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Cardinal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Cardinal

Common Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.