Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Violet Tooth

Alticola barakshin compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Alticola	Hydnellum
Species	Alticola barakshin	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Violet Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.