Lemming Mountain Vole vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Alticola lemminus compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cricetidae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Alticola	Mystacina
Species	Alticola lemminus	Mystacina tuberculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.