Lemming Mountain Vole vs Pale-winged Starling

Alticola lemminus compared with Onychognathus nabouroup

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Pale-winged Starling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Sturnidae
Genus	Alticola	Onychognathus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Onychognathus nabouroup

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Pale-winged Starling share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pale-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Pale-winged Starling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale-winged Starling

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.