Lemming Mountain Vole vs Mexican Muhly

Alticola lemminus compared with Muhlenbergia mexicana

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Mexican Muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Mexican Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alticola	Muhlenbergia
Species	Alticola lemminus	Muhlenbergia mexicana

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Mexican Muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).