Lemming Mountain Vole vs Pavement ant

Alticola lemminus compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cricetidae	Formicidae
Genus	Alticola	Tetramorium
Species	Alticola lemminus	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).