Arctic Mouse-Ear vs Mongolian Vole

Cerastium arcticum compared with Microtus mongolicus

Key Differences

• Arctic Mouse-Ear is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Mongolian Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cerastium	Microtus
Species	Cerastium arcticum	Microtus mongolicus

Conservation Status

Arctic Mouse-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Mongolian Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Mouse-Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic Mouse-Ear

The Arctic Mouse-Ear (Cerastium arcticum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.