African Sober vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Aproaerema polychromella compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Sober	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	Gelechiidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aproaerema	Alticola
Species	Aproaerema polychromella	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Sober

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and South Africa.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Sober

The African Sober (Aproaerema polychromella) is a species in the genus Aproaerema. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.