False Water Rat vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Xeromys myoides compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Xeromys	Alticola
Species	Xeromys myoides	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.