Dusky-footed handleys mouse vs Mexican vole

Handleyomys fuscatus compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky-footed handleys mouse	Mexican 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 same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Handleyomys	Microtus
Species	Handleyomys fuscatus	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky-footed handleys mouse and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Dusky-footed handleys mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky-footed handleys mouse	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky-footed handleys mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.