Lemming Mountain Vole vs Sucking louse

Alticola lemminus compared with Polyplax spinulosa

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Sucking louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Sucking louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Polyplacidae
Genus	Alticola	Polyplax
Species	Alticola lemminus	Polyplax spinulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sucking louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Sucking louse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sucking louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).