Lemming Mountain Vole vs Quito-orange

Alticola lemminus compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Alticola	Solanum
Species	Alticola lemminus	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).