Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs McLarens' cotoneaster

Alticola barakshin compared with Cotoneaster transens

Key Differences

• Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern while McLarens' cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	McLarens' cotoneaster
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	Cotoneaster
Species	Alticola barakshin	Cotoneaster transens

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

McLarens' cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	McLarens' cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

McLarens' cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).