Lemming Mountain Vole vs star-thistle

Alticola lemminus compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

  • Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lemming Mountain Vole star-thistle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Cricetidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Alticola Centaurea
Species Alticola lemminus Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lemming Mountain Vole star-thistle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

star-thistle

No description available.

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