Cowslip vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Primula veris compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cowslip	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Primulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Primula	Alticola
Species	Primula veris	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Cowslip

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cowslip	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cowslip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.