Lemming Mountain Vole vs lowland paca

Alticola lemminus compared with Cuniculus paca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	lowland paca
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	Cricetidae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Alticola	Cuniculus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.