Arctic Hiatella vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Hiatella arctica compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Hiatella	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Adapedonta (Adapedonta)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hiatellidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hiatella	Alticola
Species	Hiatella arctica	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arctic Hiatella

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Hiatella	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Hiatella

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic Hiatella

The Arctic Hiatella (Hiatella arctica) is a species in the genus Hiatella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.