Kashmir Mountain Vole vs pignut

Alticola montosa compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kashmir Mountain Vole	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Mesosphaerum
Species	Alticola montosa	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.