Lemming Mountain Vole vs Western Yellow-pine

Alticola lemminus compared with Pinus ponderosa

Key Differences

  • Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Western Yellow-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lemming Mountain Vole Western Yellow-pine
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family Cricetidae Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus Alticola Pinus (Pines)
Species Alticola lemminus Pinus ponderosa

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Western Yellow-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lemming Mountain Vole Western Yellow-pine
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Yellow-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

Western Yellow-pine

No description available.

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