Lemming Mountain Vole vs Snow Sheep

Alticola lemminus compared with Ovis nivicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Snow Sheep
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	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Alticola	Ovis
Species	Alticola lemminus	Ovis nivicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Snow Sheep

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Snow Sheep
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snow Sheep

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.