Kashmir Mountain Vole vs Mealy Tooth

Alticola montosa compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kashmir Mountain Vole	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Alticola	Hydnellum
Species	Alticola montosa	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kashmir Mountain Vole	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.