Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Meller’s Mongoose

Alticola barakshin compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Rodentia (قوارض)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family	Cricetidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Alticola	Rhynchogale
Species	Alticola barakshin	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.