Kashmir Mountain Vole vs Vegetable fern

Alticola montosa compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kashmir Mountain Vole	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Alticola	Diplazium
Species	Alticola montosa	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kashmir Mountain Vole	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.