Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Silverleaf cotoneaster

Alticola barakshin compared with Cotoneaster pannosus

Key Differences

• Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Silverleaf cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Silverleaf cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alticola	Cotoneaster
Species	Alticola barakshin	Cotoneaster pannosus

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Silverleaf cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Silverleaf cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silverleaf cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Uruguay).