Buff Long-horn vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Nematopogon metaxella compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Long-horn	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Adelidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nematopogon	Alticola
Species	Nematopogon metaxella	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Long-horn and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff Long-horn

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Long-horn	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff Long-horn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buff Long-horn

The Buff Long-Horn (Nematopogon metaxella) is a species in the genus Nematopogon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.