Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Alticola macrotis compared with Coendou speratus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Cricetidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Alticola	Coendou
Species	Alticola macrotis	Coendou speratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Bộ Gặm nhấm)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.