Boeck s rustwort vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Marsupella boeckii compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Boeck s rustwort is Vulnerable while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boeck s rustwort	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Gymnomitriaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Marsupella	Alticola
Species	Marsupella boeckii	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Boeck s rustwort

VU — Vulnerable

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boeck s rustwort	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boeck s rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boeck s rustwort

The Boeck s rustwort (Marsupella boeckii) is a species in the genus Marsupella. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.