Lemming Mountain Vole vs Mexican cottontail

Alticola lemminus compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cricetidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Alticola	Sylvilagus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Mexican cottontail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.