Lemming Mountain Vole vs small-rooted sedge

Alticola lemminus compared with Carex micropoda

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while small-rooted sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	small-rooted sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alticola	Carex
Species	Alticola lemminus	Carex micropoda

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

small-rooted sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	small-rooted sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small-rooted sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.