Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Staph Beetle

Alticola barakshin compared with Tasgius ater

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Staph Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Alticola	Tasgius
Species	Alticola barakshin	Tasgius ater

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Staph Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Staph Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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