Golden-Heather vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Hudsonia ericoides compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Golden-Heather is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-Heather	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cistaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hudsonia	Alticola
Species	Hudsonia ericoides	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Golden-Heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-Heather	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-Heather

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.