Lemming Mountain Vole vs Slippery Jack

Alticola lemminus compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Alticola	Suillus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).