Lemming Mountain Vole vs Wheat smut

Alticola lemminus compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Tilletia
Species	Alticola lemminus	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Wheat smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wheat smut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).