Lemming Mountain Vole vs Olive Wax Cap

Alticola lemminus compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Alticola	Hygrophorus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.