Lemming Mountain Vole vs milk snail

Alticola lemminus compared with Otala lactea

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while milk snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	milk snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Cricetidae	Helicidae
Genus	Alticola	Otala
Species	Alticola lemminus	Otala lactea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

milk snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	milk snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

milk snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).