elegant spike-rush vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Eleocharis elegans compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	elegant spike-rush	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Eleocharis	Alticola
Species	Eleocharis elegans	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	elegant spike-rush	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.