Lemming Mountain Vole vs Louse

Alticola lemminus compared with Bovicola ovis

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Trichodectidae
Genus	Alticola	Bovicola
Species	Alticola lemminus	Bovicola ovis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Louse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries) and North America (United States).