Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs Shallon

Alticola olchonensis compared with Gaultheria shallon

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while Shallon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Shallon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Alticola	Gaultheria
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Gaultheria shallon

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Shallon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Shallon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shallon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).