Gray-breasted Crake vs Mexican vole

Laterallus exilis compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Crake	Mexican vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rallidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Laterallus	Microtus
Species	Laterallus exilis	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-breasted Crake and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Crake

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Crake	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-breasted Crake

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.