Eastern Spruce vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Picea rubens compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spruce	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Picea	Alticola
Species	Picea rubens	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Eastern Spruce

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spruce	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spruce

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.