Early Buttercup vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Ranunculus fascicularis compared with Alticola semicanus

Key Differences

• Early Buttercup is Extinct while Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Early Buttercup	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ranunculus	Alticola
Species	Ranunculus fascicularis	Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Early Buttercup	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Early Buttercup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.