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Alticola lemminus compared with Felis silvestris

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while chat sauvage, chat sauvage deurope, chat forestier is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	chat sauvage, chat sauvage deurope, chat forestier
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Cricetidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Alticola	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Alticola lemminus	Felis silvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and chat sauvage, chat sauvage deurope, chat forestier share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

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CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	chat sauvage, chat sauvage deurope, chat forestier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 13 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Cyprus, Saudi Arabia), Europe (7 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico), and South America (Peru). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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wild cat (Felis silvestris) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.