Centric diatom vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Skeletonema subsalsum compared with Alticola semicanus

Key Differences

• Centric diatom is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centric diatom	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Skeletonemaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Skeletonema	Alticola
Species	Skeletonema subsalsum	Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

Centric diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centric diatom	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centric diatom

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centric diatom

The Centric Diatom (Skeletonema subsalsum) is a species in the genus Skeletonema. Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).