Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Malayan porcupine

Alticola barakshin compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Hystricidae
Genus	Alticola	Hystrix
Species	Alticola barakshin	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.