Lemming Mountain Vole vs Ungava collared lemming

Alticola lemminus compared with Dicrostonyx hudsonius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lemming Mountain Vole Ungava collared lemming
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 same Cricetidae Cricetidae
Genus Alticola Dicrostonyx
Species Alticola lemminus Dicrostonyx hudsonius

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Ungava collared lemming share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ungava collared lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lemming Mountain Vole Ungava collared lemming
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ungava collared lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

Ungava collared lemming

No description available.

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