Lemming Mountain Vole vs Mountain Cherry

Alticola lemminus compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alticola	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Alticola lemminus	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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