Lemming Mountain Vole vs Sunburst Lichen

Alticola lemminus compared with Lichenomphalia alpina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Sunburst Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Alticola	Lichenomphalia
Species	Alticola lemminus	Lichenomphalia alpina

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sunburst Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Sunburst Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunburst Lichen

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.