Lemming Mountain Vole vs Southern Dwarf

Alticola lemminus compared with Elachista stabilella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Southern Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Alticola	Elachista
Species	Alticola lemminus	Elachista stabilella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Southern Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Southern Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.