Leafy spurge vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Euphorbia esula compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Leafy spurge Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malpighiales (Malpighiales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Euphorbiaceae Cricetidae
Genus Euphorbia Alticola
Species Euphorbia esula Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Leafy spurge

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Leafy spurge Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leafy spurge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Iran, Maldives, Mongolia), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, Mexico, United States).

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leafy spurge

No description available.

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

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