Lemming Mountain Vole vs white ermine

Alticola lemminus compared with Spilosoma lubricipeda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	white ermine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Erebidae
Genus	Alticola	Spilosoma
Species	Alticola lemminus	Spilosoma lubricipeda

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and white ermine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

white ermine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	white ermine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white ermine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.