Lemming Mountain Vole vs Obscure Cotoneaster

Alticola lemminus compared with Cotoneaster obscurus

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Obscure Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Obscure Cotoneaster
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	Cotoneaster
Species	Alticola lemminus	Cotoneaster obscurus

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Obscure Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.