Lemming Mountain Vole vs Scuttle fly

Alticola lemminus compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Phoridae
Genus	Alticola	Megaselia
Species	Alticola lemminus	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).