Erect Brome vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Bromus erectus compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

  • Erect Brome is Near Threatened while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Erect Brome 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 Poaceae (Grass Family) Cricetidae
Genus Bromus Alticola
Species Bromus erectus Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Erect Brome

NT — Near Threatened

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Erect Brome Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erect Brome

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Erect Brome

No description available.

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

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