Lemming Mountain Vole vs Sowerby's keeled slug

Alticola lemminus compared with Tandonia sowerbyi

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Sowerby's keeled slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Sowerby's keeled slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Cricetidae	Milacidae
Genus	Alticola	Tandonia
Species	Alticola lemminus	Tandonia sowerbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Sowerby's keeled slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sowerby's keeled slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Sowerby's keeled slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sowerby's keeled slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).