Lemming Mountain Vole vs Teff

Alticola lemminus compared with Eragrostis tef

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Teff is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Teff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alticola	Eragrostis
Species	Alticola lemminus	Eragrostis tef

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Teff

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Teff
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Teff

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).