Large-eared Mountain Vole vs white-ankled mouse

Alticola macrotis compared with Peromyscus pectoralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Large-eared Mountain Vole white-ankled mouse
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 same Cricetidae Cricetidae
Genus Alticola Peromyscus
Species Alticola macrotis Peromyscus pectoralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and white-ankled mouse share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

white-ankled mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Large-eared Mountain Vole white-ankled mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white-ankled mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

No description available.

white-ankled mouse

No description available.

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