Lemming Mountain Vole vs Shiny Dufourea

Alticola lemminus compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cricetidae	Halictidae
Genus	Alticola	Dufourea
Species	Alticola lemminus	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Shiny Dufourea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.