vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Cryptomonas minor compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom Chromista (Chromista) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Cryptophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Cryptomonadales (Cryptomonadales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Cryptomonadaceae Cricetidae
Genus Cryptomonas Alticola
Species Cryptomonas minor Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cryptomonas minor is a small freshwater cryptomonad alga with a compressed, bean-shaped cell body containing phycobilin-bearing plastids, found in lakes, ponds, and slow-moving water bodies. It uses two flagella of unequal length for locomotion and is capable of photosynthesis. Cryptomonas species are important members of freshwater phytoplankton communities and serve as prey for zooplankton.

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

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