Lemming Mountain Vole vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Alticola lemminus compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

  • Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lemming Mountain Vole Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Ericales (Ericales)
Family Cricetidae Ericaceae
Genus Alticola Pyrola
Species Alticola lemminus Pyrola rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lemming Mountain Vole Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

No description available.

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