Lemming Mountain Vole vs Starfruit

Alticola lemminus compared with Damasonium polyspermum

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Alticola	Damasonium
Species	Alticola lemminus	Damasonium polyspermum

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Starfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.