Lemming Mountain Vole vs small-seed alfalfa dodder

Alticola lemminus compared with Cuscuta planiflora

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while small-seed alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alticola	Cuscuta
Species	Alticola lemminus	Cuscuta planiflora

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

small-seed alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small-seed alfalfa dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (8 countries).