Lemming Mountain Vole vs Mountain Argus

Alticola lemminus compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Alticola	Aricia
Species	Alticola lemminus	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.