Lemming Mountain Vole vs Red-wattled Lapwing

Alticola lemminus compared with Vanellus indicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Red-wattled Lapwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Charadriidae
Genus	Alticola	Vanellus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Vanellus indicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Red-wattled Lapwing share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Red-wattled Lapwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Red-wattled Lapwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-wattled Lapwing

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.