Lemming Mountain Vole vs Tome's spiny rat

Alticola lemminus compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Tome's spiny rat
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	Echimyidae
Genus	Alticola	Proechimys
Species	Alticola lemminus	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Tome's spiny rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.