Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Window Gnat

Alticola barakshin compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Alticola	Sylvicola
Species	Alticola barakshin	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Window Gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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