vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Gomphonema sphenovertex compared with Alticola montosa

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Kashmir Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cymbellales (Cymbellales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Gomphonemataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Gomphonema	Alticola
Species	Gomphonema sphenovertex	Alticola montosa

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Kashmir Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gomphonema sphenovertex is a freshwater diatom in the family Gomphonemataceae, distinguished by its wedge-shaped valve with a swollen apical region. It is found in benthic and epiphytic communities of streams and rivers.