Lemming Mountain Vole vs Mercuryweed

Alticola lemminus compared with Acalypha virginica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mercuryweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mercuryweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (United States).