Lemming Mountain Vole vs Swedish pouchwort

Alticola lemminus compared with Calypogeia suecica

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Swedish pouchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Swedish pouchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Calypogeiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Calypogeia
Species	Alticola lemminus	Calypogeia suecica

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Swedish pouchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Swedish pouchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swedish pouchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.