Brownish Beaked-Rush vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Rhynchospora capitellata compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brownish Beaked-Rush Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Cyperaceae Cricetidae
Genus Rhynchospora Alticola
Species Rhynchospora capitellata Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Brownish Beaked-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brownish Beaked-Rush Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brownish Beaked-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brownish Beaked-Rush

The Brownish Beaked-rush (Rhynchospora capitellata) is a species in the genus Rhynchospora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

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