Coppery Thorntail vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Discosura letitiae compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Coppery Thorntail is Data Deficient while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Thorntail	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Trochilidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Discosura	Alticola
Species	Discosura letitiae	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Coppery Thorntail and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Coppery Thorntail

DD — Data Deficient

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Thorntail	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Thorntail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.