Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Alticola olchonensis compared with Cladonia pleurota

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while Red-Fruited Pixie Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Alticola	Cladonia
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Cladonia pleurota

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.