Lemming Mountain Vole vs Rooting Polypore

Alticola lemminus compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Alticola	Polyporus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.