Cretan Hard-grass vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Aegilops caudata compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan Hard-grass	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	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Aegilops	Alticola
Species	Aegilops caudata	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Cretan Hard-grass

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cretan Hard-grass	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cretan Hard-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France and Mexico.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.