Joint-Leaf Rush vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Juncus articulatus compared with Alticola semicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Joint-Leaf Rush	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Juncaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Juncus	Alticola
Species	Juncus articulatus	Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

Joint-Leaf Rush

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Joint-Leaf Rush	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Joint-Leaf Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.