Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Marsh Button

Alticola barakshin compared with Acleris lorquiniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Marsh Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Alticola	Acleris
Species	Alticola barakshin	Acleris lorquiniana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Marsh Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.