broadleaf milkweed vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Asclepias latifolia compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• broadleaf milkweed is Extinct while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broadleaf milkweed	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	Asclepias	Alticola
Species	Asclepias latifolia	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

broadleaf milkweed

EX — Extinct

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broadleaf milkweed	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

broadleaf milkweed

Habitat

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

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

broadleaf milkweed

The Broadleaf Milkweed (Asclepias latifolia) is a species in the genus Asclepias. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.