Lemming Mountain Vole vs Purple Needletail

Alticola lemminus compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Purple Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Apodidae
Genus	Alticola	Hirundapus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Hirundapus celebensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Purple Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Purple Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.