Lemming Mountain Vole vs Pale Panicgrass

Alticola lemminus compared with Dichanthelium xanthophysum

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Pale Panicgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Pale Panicgrass
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	Dichanthelium
Species	Alticola lemminus	Dichanthelium xanthophysum

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pale Panicgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Pale Panicgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Panicgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.