Blue Phlox vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Phlox divaricata compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Blue Phlox is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Phlox	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polemoniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Phlox	Alticola
Species	Phlox divaricata	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Blue Phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Phlox	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Phlox

The Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata) is a species in the genus Phlox. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.