Lemming Mountain Vole vs Sand timothy

Alticola lemminus compared with Phleum arenarium

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Sand timothy is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Sand timothy
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alticola	Phleum
Species	Alticola lemminus	Phleum arenarium

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sand timothy

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Sand timothy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand timothy

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.