Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs little-tree willow

Alticola barakshin compared with Salix arbusculoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	little-tree willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Alticola	Salix
Species	Alticola barakshin	Salix arbusculoides

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

little-tree willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	little-tree willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

little-tree willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, Norway, and Poland.