Fawn-colored Mouse vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Mus cervicolor compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fawn-colored Mouse Large-eared 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 Mus (House Mice) Alticola
Species Mus cervicolor Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fawn-colored Mouse and Large-eared Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fawn-colored Mouse Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fawn-colored Mouse

No description available.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

No description available.

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