Kashmir Mountain Vole vs Sickle Medick

Alticola montosa compared with Medicago falcata

Key Differences

• Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable while Sickle Medick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kashmir Mountain Vole	Sickle Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alticola	Medicago
Species	Alticola montosa	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kashmir Mountain Vole	Sickle Medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).