Flat-Stem Oat Grass vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Danthonia compressa compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Flat-Stem Oat Grass is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	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	Danthonia	Alticola
Species	Danthonia compressa	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.