alpine sedge vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Carex podocarpa compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

  • alpine sedge is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alpine sedge Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Cyperaceae Cricetidae
Genus Carex Alticola
Species Carex podocarpa Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

alpine sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alpine sedge Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine sedge

The Alpine sedge (Carex podocarpa) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

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