Chinaroot vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Smilax china compared with Alticola semicanus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Smilacaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Smilax	Alticola
Species	Smilax china	Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.