Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs river moss

Alticola olchonensis compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while river moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Alticola	Fontinalis
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	river moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

river moss

Habitat

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

Range

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