Lemming Mountain Vole vs Scotch Burnet

Alticola lemminus compared with Zygaena exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Scotch Burnet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Zygaenidae
Genus	Alticola	Zygaena
Species	Alticola lemminus	Zygaena exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Scotch Burnet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scotch Burnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Scotch Burnet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scotch Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.