Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs Mastic Thyme

Alticola olchonensis compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Thymus
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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