Lemming Mountain Vole vs Painted Suillus

Alticola lemminus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Alticola	Suillus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.