Lemming Mountain Vole vs swamp flat sedge

Alticola lemminus compared with Cyperus ligularis

Key Differences

  • Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while swamp flat sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lemming Mountain Vole swamp flat sedge
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Poales (Grasses)
Family Cricetidae Cyperaceae
Genus Alticola Cyperus
Species Alticola lemminus Cyperus ligularis

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

swamp flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lemming Mountain Vole swamp flat sedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

swamp flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

swamp flat sedge

No description available.

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