Brown Plume vs Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Stenoptilia pterodactyla compared with Alticola barakshin

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Plume	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pterophoridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Stenoptilia	Alticola
Species	Stenoptilia pterodactyla	Alticola barakshin

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Plume and Gobi Altai Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Plume

LC — Least Concern

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Plume	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (7 countries) and Europe (32 countries).

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Plume

The Brown Plume (Stenoptilia pterodactyla) is a species in the genus Stenoptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are