Montane Water Vole vs Snow Rustwort

Arvicola scherman compared with Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Montane Water Vole	Snow Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Arvicola	Gymnomitrion
Species	Arvicola scherman	Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Conservation Status

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Snow Rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Montane Water Vole	Snow Rustwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Snow Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.