Dry Rot vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Serpula lacrymans compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dry Rot	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sabellida (Sabellida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Serpulidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Serpula	Alticola
Species	Serpula lacrymans	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dry Rot and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dry Rot	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dry Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.