Lemming Mountain Vole vs Mexican woodrat

Alticola lemminus compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Mexican woodrat
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	Neotoma
Species	Alticola lemminus	Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Mexican woodrat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.