creeping rush vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Juncus subtilis compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	creeping 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	Juncaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Juncus	Alticola
Species	Juncus subtilis	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

creeping rush

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	creeping rush	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

creeping rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.