De Lesse’s Brassy Ringlet vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Erebia nivalis compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Lesse’s Brassy Ringlet	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cricetidae
Genus	Erebia	Alticola
Species	Erebia nivalis	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

De Lesse’s Brassy Ringlet and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

De Lesse’s Brassy Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Lesse’s Brassy Ringlet	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

De Lesse’s Brassy Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, Italy, and Switzerland.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.