Lemming Mountain Vole vs snowshoe hare

Alticola lemminus compared with Lepus americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	snowshoe hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cricetidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Alticola	Lepus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Lepus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

snowshoe hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	snowshoe hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

snowshoe hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.