Lemming Mountain Vole vs Rock soapwort

Alticola lemminus compared with Saponaria ocymoides

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Rock soapwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Rock soapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Alticola	Saponaria
Species	Alticola lemminus	Saponaria ocymoides

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rock soapwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Rock soapwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rock soapwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).