gratiola vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Gratiola officinalis compared with Alticola montosa

Key Differences

• gratiola is Critically Endangered while Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	Kashmir Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Gratiola	Alticola
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Alticola montosa

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.