Alpine Rustwort vs Paradox Vole

Gymnomitrion alpinum compared with Microtus paradoxus

Key Differences

• Alpine Rustwort is Not Evaluated while Paradox Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rustwort	Paradox Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Gymnomitriaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Gymnomitrion	Microtus
Species	Gymnomitrion alpinum	Microtus paradoxus

Conservation Status

Alpine Rustwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Paradox Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rustwort	Paradox Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Paradox Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Rustwort

The Alpine Rustwort (Gymnomitrion alpinum) is a species in the genus Gymnomitrion. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.