Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Grizzled Skipper

Alticola barakshin compared with Pyrgus centaureae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Grizzled Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Alticola	Pyrgus
Species	Alticola barakshin	Pyrgus centaureae

Evolutionary Relationship

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole and Grizzled Skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Grizzled Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grizzled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.