Fawn-colored Mouse vs tundra vole

Mus cervicolor compared with Microtus oeconomus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	tundra 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 oeconomus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fawn-colored Mouse and tundra vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

tundra vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	tundra vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tundra vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Russia.