Lemming Mountain Vole vs Western Pouncewort

Alticola lemminus compared with Lejeunea lamacerina

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Western Pouncewort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Western Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Alticola	Lejeunea
Species	Alticola lemminus	Lejeunea lamacerina

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Western Pouncewort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Western Pouncewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Pouncewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.