Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs little-tree willow

Alticola olchonensis compared with Salix arbusculoides

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while little-tree willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	little-tree willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Alticola	Salix
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Salix arbusculoides

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

little-tree willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	little-tree willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

little-tree willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, Norway, and Poland.