Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Mountain Aster

Alticola barakshin compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alticola	Oclemena
Species	Alticola barakshin	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.