Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Microphysid bug

Alticola barakshin compared with Loricula exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Microphysid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Microphysidae
Genus	Alticola	Loricula
Species	Alticola barakshin	Loricula exilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Microphysid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Microphysid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Microphysid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.