Lemming Mountain Vole vs white-tailed antelope squirrel

Alticola lemminus compared with Ammospermophilus leucurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	white-tailed antelope squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alticola	Ammospermophilus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Ammospermophilus leucurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and white-tailed antelope squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

white-tailed antelope squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	white-tailed antelope squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white-tailed antelope squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.