vs Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Echinoderma echinaceum compared with Alticola barakshin

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gobi Altai Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cricetidae
Genus	Echinoderma	Alticola
Species	Echinoderma echinaceum	Alticola barakshin

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.