Great Crested Grebe vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Podiceps cristatus compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Crested Grebe	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Podicipedidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Podiceps	Alticola
Species	Podiceps cristatus	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Crested Grebe and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Great Crested Grebe

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Crested Grebe	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Crested Grebe

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.