Fire ant vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Solenopsis geminata compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Fire ant is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fire ant	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Formicidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Solenopsis	Alticola
Species	Solenopsis geminata	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fire ant	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.