Lemming Mountain Vole vs Yellow salsify

Alticola lemminus compared with Tragopogon dubius

Key Differences

  • Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Yellow salsify is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lemming Mountain Vole Yellow salsify
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Cricetidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Alticola Tragopogon
Species Alticola lemminus Tragopogon dubius

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow salsify

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lemming Mountain Vole Yellow salsify
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow salsify

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

Yellow salsify

No description available.

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