Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Alticola barakshin compared with Cladonia pleurota

Key Differences

• Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Red-Fruited Pixie Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Alticola	Cladonia
Species	Alticola barakshin	Cladonia pleurota

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.