Lemming Mountain Vole vs

Alticola lemminus compared with Sarcodon leucopus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ) Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family Cricetidae Bankeraceae
Genus Alticola Sarcodon
Species Alticola lemminus Sarcodon leucopus

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

NT — Near Threatened

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

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

Range

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

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

Sarcodon leucopus is a tooth fungus producing a fleshy, brownish cap studded with pale spines (teeth) on its underside instead of gills or pores. It forms ectomycorrhizal associations with conifers and broadleaf trees in European temperate and boreal forests. Near Threatened, this species is sensitive to nitrogen deposition and the loss of old-growth forest habitats.

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