Brown Cup vs Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Rutstroemia firma compared with Alticola olchonensis

Key Differences

• Brown Cup is Least Concern while Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cup	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rutstroemiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Rutstroemia	Alticola
Species	Rutstroemia firma	Alticola olchonensis

Conservation Status

Brown Cup

LC — Least Concern

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cup	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Cup

The Brown Cup (Rutstroemia firma) is a species in the genus Rutstroemia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.