Lemming Mountain Vole vs Yellow Rail

Alticola lemminus compared with Coturnicops noveboracensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Yellow Rail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Rallidae
Genus	Alticola	Coturnicops
Species	Alticola lemminus	Coturnicops noveboracensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Yellow Rail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Rail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Yellow Rail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Rail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.