Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Oriental asperula

Alticola barakshin compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Asperula
Species	Alticola barakshin	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Oriental asperula
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).