Lemming Mountain Vole vs Serpentine Sunflower

Alticola lemminus compared with Helianthus exilis

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Serpentine Sunflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Serpentine Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alticola	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Alticola lemminus	Helianthus exilis

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Serpentine Sunflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Serpentine Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Serpentine Sunflower

Habitat

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