Lemming Mountain Vole vs limestone fern

Alticola lemminus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Alticola	Gymnocarpium
Species	Alticola lemminus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.