Flat-topped Thorn vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Vachellia sieberiana compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-topped Thorn	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Vachellia	Alticola
Species	Vachellia sieberiana	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Flat-topped Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-topped Thorn	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-topped Thorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.