Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Rosette Tooth

Alticola barakshin compared with Hydnellum cumulatum

Key Differences

• Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Rosette Tooth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Rosette Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Alticola	Hydnellum
Species	Alticola barakshin	Hydnellum cumulatum

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rosette Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Rosette Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rosette Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.