Lemming Mountain Vole vs River Pocket-moss

Alticola lemminus compared with Fissidens rivularis

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while River Pocket-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	River Pocket-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Cricetidae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Alticola	Fissidens
Species	Alticola lemminus	Fissidens rivularis

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

River Pocket-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	River Pocket-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Pocket-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.