Lemming Mountain Vole vs Rose Rust

Alticola lemminus compared with Phragmidium tuberculatum

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Rose Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Rose Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Phragmidium
Species	Alticola lemminus	Phragmidium tuberculatum

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rose Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Rose Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rose Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.