Lemming Mountain Vole vs Pale Twist

Alticola lemminus compared with Clepsis rurinana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Pale Twist
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Alticola	Clepsis
Species	Alticola lemminus	Clepsis rurinana

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Pale Twist share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pale Twist

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Twist

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.