Meteoro de California vs Poto Occidental

Microtus californicus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Meteoro de California is Least Concern while Poto Occidental is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meteoro de California	Poto Occidental
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Microtus	Perodicticus
Species	Microtus californicus	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

Meteoro de California and Poto Occidental share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Meteoro de California

LC — Least Concern

Poto Occidental

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meteoro de California	Poto Occidental
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meteoro de California

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poto Occidental

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.