Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Jungle cat

Alticola barakshin compared with Felis chaus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Jungle cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cricetidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Alticola	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Alticola barakshin	Felis chaus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole and Jungle cat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Jungle cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.