Meteoro de California vs Great Gerbil

Microtus californicus compared with Rhombomys opimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meteoro de California	Great Gerbil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Microtus	Rhombomys
Species	Microtus californicus	Rhombomys opimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Meteoro de California and Great Gerbil share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Meteoro de California

LC — Least Concern

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meteoro de California	Great Gerbil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meteoro de California

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meteoro de California

The California vole (Microtus californicus) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.