Lemming Mountain Vole vs scratch grass

Alticola lemminus compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	scratch grass
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	Muhlenbergia
Species	Alticola lemminus	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	scratch grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scratch grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.