Deceptive Sunflower vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Helianthus petiolaris compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceptive Sunflower	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)	Alticola
Species	Helianthus petiolaris	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Deceptive Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceptive Sunflower	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceptive Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Mexico, United States).

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.