Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Chiropodomys gliroides compared with Alticola montosa

Key Differences

• Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Kashmir 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 gliroides	Alticola montosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Kashmir Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.