Fawn-colored Mouse vs Narrow-headed Vole

Mus cervicolor compared with Microtus gregalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Narrow-headed 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)	Microtus
Species	Mus cervicolor	Microtus gregalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Narrow-headed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.