Kashmir Mountain Vole vs Taruca

Alticola montosa compared with Hippocamelus antisensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kashmir Mountain Vole	Taruca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cricetidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Alticola	Hippocamelus
Species	Alticola montosa	Hippocamelus antisensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Kashmir Mountain Vole and Taruca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Taruca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taruca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.