Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Veatch's dodder

Alticola barakshin compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alticola	Cuscuta
Species	Alticola barakshin	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Veatch's dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

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