Poiane d'Afrique occidentale vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Poiana leightoni compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Poiane d'Afrique occidentale is Vulnerable while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Poiane d'Afrique occidentale	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Viverridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Poiana	Alticola
Species	Poiana leightoni	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Poiane d'Afrique occidentale and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Poiane d'Afrique occidentale

VU — Vulnerable

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Poiane d'Afrique occidentale	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Poiane d'Afrique occidentale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.