Arctic Mouse-Ear vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Cerastium arcticum compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

  • Arctic Mouse-Ear is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arctic Mouse-Ear Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Caryophyllaceae Cricetidae
Genus Cerastium Alticola
Species Cerastium arcticum Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Arctic Mouse-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arctic Mouse-Ear Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Mouse-Ear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic Mouse-Ear

The Arctic Mouse-Ear (Cerastium arcticum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

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