Lemming Mountain Vole vs Willow Pigmy

Alticola lemminus compared with Stigmella obliquella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Willow Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Alticola	Stigmella
Species	Alticola lemminus	Stigmella obliquella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Willow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Willow Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.