Chir pine vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Pinus roxburghii compared with Alticola semicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chir pine Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Coniferophyta (Conifers) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Pinopsida (Conifers) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Pinales (Pines & Allies) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Pinaceae (Pine Family) Cricetidae
Genus Pinus (Pines) Alticola
Species Pinus roxburghii Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

Chir pine

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chir pine Mongolian Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chir pine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Afghanistan, Taiwan), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Uruguay).

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chir pine

The Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii) is a species in the genus Pinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Afghanistan, Brazil, South Africa, Taiwan, and United States.

Mongolian Mountain Vole

No description available.

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