vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Gomphonema sphenovertex compared with Alticola semicanus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mongolian 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 semicanus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mongolian 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.

Mongolian 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.