African Ringlet vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Ypthima asterope compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• African Ringlet is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Ringlet	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cricetidae
Genus	Ypthima	Alticola
Species	Ypthima asterope	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Ringlet and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Ringlet

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Ringlet	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus and Greece.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Ringlet

The African Ringlet (Ypthima asterope) is a species in the genus Ypthima. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.