Lemming Mountain Vole vs yellow galingale

Alticola lemminus compared with Cyperus flavescens

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while yellow galingale is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	yellow galingale
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alticola	Cyperus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Cyperus flavescens

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

yellow galingale

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	yellow galingale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow galingale

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Europe (Belgium, Portugal), North America (Canada, Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).