Eastern Mole vs Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Alticola barakshin

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Talpidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Scalopus	Alticola
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Alticola barakshin

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Gobi Altai Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.