arctic peat moss vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Sphagnum arcticum compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• arctic peat moss is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic peat moss	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sphagnaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sphagnum	Alticola
Species	Sphagnum arcticum	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

arctic peat moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic peat moss	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic peat moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic peat moss

The Arctic peat moss (Sphagnum arcticum) is a species in the genus Sphagnum. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.