vs Montane Water Vole

Hemiselmis amylifera compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Montane Water Vole
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hemiselmis	Arvicola
Species	Hemiselmis amylifera	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Montane Water Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.