Fishtail Cup vs Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Alticola olchonensis

Key Differences

Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Discinaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Gyromitra	Alticola
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Alticola olchonensis

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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