Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Hardhack

Alticola barakshin compared with Sorbaria tomentosa

Key Differences

• Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Hardhack is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Hardhack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alticola	Sorbaria
Species	Alticola barakshin	Sorbaria tomentosa

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Hardhack

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hardhack

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).