Lemming Mountain Vole vs

Alticola lemminus compared with Pyrenula nitida

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Alticola	Pyrenula
Species	Alticola lemminus	Pyrenula nitida

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pyrenula nitida es un liquen crustaceo corticola que produce un talo liso y brillante de color verde oliva a marron, con peritecios en forma de frasco incrustados en la corteza lisa de arboles antiguos de hoja ancha en bosques atlanticos humedos. Se considera una especie indicadora emblematica de bosques antiguos con larga continuidad en Europa occidental. En peligro, este liquen esta gravemente amenazado por la perdida de arboles veteranos y habitats de bosque antiguo.