Lemming Mountain Vole vs light knot grass

Alticola lemminus compared with Acronicta menyanthidis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	light knot grass
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Alticola	Acronicta
Species	Alticola lemminus	Acronicta menyanthidis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and light knot grass share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

light knot grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	light knot grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

light knot grass

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.