Lemming Mountain Vole vs Red Wart Lichen

Alticola lemminus compared with Pertusaria rubefacta

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Red Wart Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Red Wart Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Alticola	Pertusaria
Species	Alticola lemminus	Pertusaria rubefacta

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Red Wart Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Red Wart Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Wart Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.