Hedgemustard vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Sisymbrium officinale compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hedgemustard Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Brassicales (Brassicales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Brassicaceae Cricetidae
Genus Sisymbrium Alticola
Species Sisymbrium officinale Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Hedgemustard

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hedgemustard Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hedgemustard

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hedgemustard

No description available.

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

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