Lemming Mountain Vole vs Prickly Sedge

Alticola lemminus compared with Carex spicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Prickly Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alticola	Carex
Species	Alticola lemminus	Carex spicata

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).