False Dog-tooth vs Mongolian Vole

Cynodontium fallax compared with Microtus mongolicus

Key Differences

• False Dog-tooth is Near Threatened while Mongolian Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dog-tooth	Mongolian Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhabdoweisiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cynodontium	Microtus
Species	Cynodontium fallax	Microtus mongolicus

Conservation Status

False Dog-tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dog-tooth	Mongolian Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dog-tooth

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.