Altai Zokor vs Mountain Aster

Myospalax myospalax compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Altai Zokor is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Zokor	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Spalacidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myospalax	Oclemena
Species	Myospalax myospalax	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Altai Zokor

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Zokor	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Zokor

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Altai Zokor

The Altai Zokor (Myospalax myospalax) is a species in the genus Myospalax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.