Eastern Forktail vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Ischnura verticalis compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eastern Forktail Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Coenagrionidae Cricetidae
Genus Ischnura Alticola
Species Ischnura verticalis Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Forktail and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eastern Forktail Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Forktail

No description available.

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

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