desert pocket mouse vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Chaetodipus penicillatus compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	desert pocket mouse	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Alticola
Species	Chaetodipus penicillatus	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

desert pocket mouse and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

desert pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	desert pocket mouse	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

desert pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.