Lemming Mountain Vole vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Alticola lemminus compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Alticola	Colchicum
Species	Alticola lemminus	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

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