large yellow-sedge vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Carex flava compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

  • large yellow-sedge is Critically Endangered while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank large yellow-sedge Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Cyperaceae Cricetidae
Genus Carex Alticola
Species Carex flava Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

large yellow-sedge

CR — Critically Endangered

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute large yellow-sedge Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

large yellow-sedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, boreal forests and taiga, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large yellow-sedge

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Lemming Mountain Vole

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