Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs gratiola

Alticola barakshin compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Alticola	Gratiola
Species	Alticola barakshin	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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