Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Plum pine

Alticola barakshin compared with Podocarpus elatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Plum pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Alticola	Podocarpus
Species	Alticola barakshin	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Plum pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in United States.