Kashmir Mountain Vole vs slender thistle

Alticola montosa compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kashmir Mountain Vole	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alticola	Carduus
Species	Alticola montosa	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kashmir Mountain Vole	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.