Lemming Mountain Vole vs Thicket Groundling

Alticola lemminus compared with Gelechia scotinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Thicket Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Alticola	Gelechia
Species	Alticola lemminus	Gelechia scotinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Thicket Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Thicket Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.