Lemming Mountain Vole vs Spinose Thyme-Moss

Alticola lemminus compared with Mnium spinosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Spinose Thyme-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Cricetidae	Mniaceae
Genus	Alticola	Mnium
Species	Alticola lemminus	Mnium spinosum

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spinose Thyme-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Spinose Thyme-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spinose Thyme-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.