Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Panicled Bulrush

Alticola barakshin compared with Scirpus microcarpus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Panicled Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alticola	Scirpus
Species	Alticola barakshin	Scirpus microcarpus

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Panicled Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Panicled Bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panicled Bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Japan, Norway, and United States.