Lemming Mountain Vole vs Prickly Pole

Alticola lemminus compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cricetidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Alticola	Bactris
Species	Alticola lemminus	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Prickly Pole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

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