Lemming Mountain Vole vs long yam

Alticola lemminus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Alticola	Dioscorea
Species	Alticola lemminus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.