Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Spiny Threadwort

Alticola barakshin compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Alticola	Cephaloziella
Species	Alticola barakshin	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Spiny Threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.