Great Skua vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Stercorarius skua compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Skua	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stercorariidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Stercorarius	Alticola
Species	Stercorarius skua	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Skua and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Great Skua

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Skua	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Skua

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.