fire moss vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Ceratodon purpureus compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• fire moss is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fire moss	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ditrichaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ceratodon	Alticola
Species	Ceratodon purpureus	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

fire moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fire moss	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fire moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.