Bitter-Root vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Apocynum androsaemifolium compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

  • Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bitter-Root Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Apocynaceae Cricetidae
Genus Apocynum Alticola
Species Apocynum androsaemifolium Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bitter-Root Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

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