Ashen Crust vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Peniophora lycii compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ashen Crust Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Russulales (Russulales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Peniophoraceae Cricetidae
Genus Peniophora Alticola
Species Peniophora lycii Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Ashen Crust

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ashen Crust Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ashen Crust

Ashen crust (Peniophora lycii) is a species in the genus Peniophora. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

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