Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Shrubby Orache

Alticola barakshin compared with Atriplex halimus

Key Differences

• Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Shrubby Orache is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Shrubby Orache
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Alticola	Atriplex
Species	Alticola barakshin	Atriplex halimus

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shrubby Orache

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Shrubby Orache
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shrubby Orache

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (Iraq) and Europe (6 countries).