Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Chiropodomys major compared with Alticola olchonensis

Key Differences

• Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Alticola
Species	Chiropodomys major	Alticola olchonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Lake Baikal Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.