Lemming Mountain Vole vs Mountain Ricegrass

Alticola lemminus compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Mountain Ricegrass
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	Piptatheropsis
Species	Alticola lemminus	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.