brown mouse lemur vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Microcebus rufus compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• brown mouse lemur is Vulnerable while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown mouse lemur	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Microcebus	Alticola
Species	Microcebus rufus	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

brown mouse lemur and Large-eared Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

brown mouse lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown mouse lemur	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown mouse lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

brown mouse lemur

The Brown Mouse Lemur (Microcebus rufus) is a species in the genus Microcebus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.