Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Sallow Pigmy

Alticola barakshin compared with Stigmella salicis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Sallow Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Alticola	Stigmella
Species	Alticola barakshin	Stigmella salicis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole and Sallow Pigmy share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Sallow Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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