Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Alticola barakshin compared with Callosciurus erythraeus

Key Differences

• Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alticola	Callosciurus
Species	Alticola barakshin	Callosciurus erythraeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole and Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Argentina).