Lemming Mountain Vole vs sika deer

Alticola lemminus compared with Cervus nippon

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while sika deer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	sika deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cricetidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Alticola	Cervus (True Deer)
Species	Alticola lemminus	Cervus nippon

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

sika deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	sika deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sika deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Azerbaijan, Japan, Vietnam), Europe (22 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

sika deer

sika deer (Cervus nippon) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.