Lemming Mountain Vole vs Swarming Spine

Alticola lemminus compared with Mucronella calva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Swarming Spine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Clavariaceae
Genus	Alticola	Mucronella
Species	Alticola lemminus	Mucronella calva

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Swarming Spine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Swarming Spine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swarming Spine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).