Lemming Mountain Vole vs Orange Knight

Alticola lemminus compared with Tricholoma aurantium

Key Differences

• Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Orange Knight is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Orange Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Alticola	Tricholoma
Species	Alticola lemminus	Tricholoma aurantium

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Orange Knight

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Knight

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.