Lemming Mountain Vole vs true fox-sedge

Alticola lemminus compared with Carex vulpina

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while true fox-sedge is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	true fox-sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alticola	Carex
Species	Alticola lemminus	Carex vulpina

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

true fox-sedge

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	true fox-sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

true fox-sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.