Lemming Mountain Vole vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Alticola lemminus compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lemming Mountain Vole Pallid Ground Squirrel
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 Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Alticola Spermophilus
Species Alticola lemminus Spermophilus pallidicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Pallid Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lemming Mountain Vole Pallid Ground Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

Pallid Ground Squirrel

No description available.

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