Lemming Mountain Vole vs Western Rustwort

Alticola lemminus compared with Marsupella profunda

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Western Rustwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Western Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Alticola	Marsupella
Species	Alticola lemminus	Marsupella profunda

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Western Rustwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.