Lemming Mountain Vole vs River False Buttonweed

Alticola lemminus compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	River False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Spermacoce
Species	Alticola lemminus	Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	River False Buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.