Lemming Mountain Vole vs Worm-rooted Buttercup

Alticola lemminus compared with Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Worm-rooted Buttercup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Worm-rooted Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Alticola	Ranunculus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Worm-rooted Buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Worm-rooted Buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Worm-rooted Buttercup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.